Marilyn Nelson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marilyn_Nelson
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
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gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
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gptkb:Ruth_Lilly_Poetry_Prize
gptkb:Frost_Medal
gptkb:Newbery_Honor
National Book Award finalist
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1946-04-26
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Connecticut
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre gptkb:children's_literature
gptkb:poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marilyn Nelson
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
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gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:A_Wreath_for_Emmett_Till
gptkb:Carver:_A_Life_in_Poems
gptkb:Fortune's_Bones
gptkb:How_I_Discovered_Poetry
gptkb:The_Homeplace
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:poet
gptkb:professor
author
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Melvin_M._Nelson
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Connecticut_Poet_Laureate
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gptkb:Ruth_Lilly_Poetry_Prize
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