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Van Duyn, Mona
Description
Mona Van Duyn graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (ISTC) in 1942 with three majors: English, Speech, and French. More importantly, she began to take herself seriously as a poet at ISTC. She often made the three-mile walk west of Cedar Falls to visit poet James Hearst. After college, and a Master's Degree from the University of Iowa, Van Duyn went on to teach at the University of Louisville, and Washington University in St. Louis. She has won every major U.S. poetry prize, including the National Book Award and the Pulitzer. UNI awarded her an Honorary Doctor of Literature Degree in 1991. In 1992, she was named the Poet Laureate Consultant to the Library of Congress.
Publication Date
12-1-1971
Publisher
University of Northern Iowa
Place of Publication
Cedar Falls, IA
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1 PDF file (1 page)
Repository Collection
Special Collections & University Archives
Physical Location
Special Collections & University Archives
Noteworthy People of UNI Subcollection
Mona Van Duyn
Digital Date
2013
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©1971
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Document Type
Document
Language
en
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"UNI grad wins poetry award, Alumnus, December 1971" (1971). Noteworthy People of UNI Documents. 80.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/uninoteworthy_documents/80
