Robert M. Pinsky

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:translator
gptkb:Professor
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:The_Academy_of_American_Poets
gptkb:The_National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
gptkb:The_Poetry_Foundation
gptkbp:award gptkb:William_Carlos_Williams_Award
gptkb:Golden_Rose_Award
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Times_Book_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date 1940-10-20
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Long_Branch,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Joshua_Pinsky
Dara Pinsky
gptkbp:contribution promoting poetry in education
engaging public with poetry
writing accessible poetry
gptkbp:famous_quote “ Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.”
“ The best poems are the ones that make you feel.”
“ A poem is a way of being in the world.”
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
gptkb:non-fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert M. Pinsky
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:students
young poets
poetry community
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Keats
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:literary_criticism
public readings
advocating for poetry
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Poetry_Home_Repair_Manual
The Figured Wheel
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Academic
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:served_as Poet Laureate of the United States
gptkbp:spouse Ellen Pinsky
gptkbp:term_end gptkb:2000
gptkbp:term_start gptkb:1997
gptkbp:website http://www.robertpinsky.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shimer_College
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6