C. K. Williams
American poet and critic (1936-2015)
Charles Kenneth "C. K." Williams (November 4, 1936 – September 20, 2015) was an American poet, critic and translator. Williams won nearly every major poetry award. Flesh and Blood won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1987. Repair (1999) won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry,[1] was a National Book Award finalist[2] and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The Singing won the National Book Award, 2003[3] and in 2005 Williams received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.
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| Born | Charles Kenneth Williams November 4, 1936 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | September 20, 2015 (aged 78) Hopewell, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia High School; Bucknell University |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; National Book Award; National Book Critics Circle Award |
| Spouse | Catherine Mauger |
Williams died of multiple myeloma.
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- ↑ "C.K. Williams Pulitzer Prize for Poetry". The Pulitzer Prizes.
- ↑ "National Book Awards – 1999". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
- ↑ "C.K. Williams C.K. WIlliams National Book Award". National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
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