Ruth Stone

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf poet
gptkbp:artist free verse
lyric poetry
narrative poetry
gptkbp:artMovement gptkb:Adrienne_Rich
gptkb:Sylvia_Plath
gptkb:Anne_Sexton
Postmodernism
Contemporary poetry
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:Wesleyan_University
gptkb:Vassar_College
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Fellowship_of_the_Academy_of_American_Poets
gptkb:Wallace_Stevens_Award
National Book Award
gptkbp:born June 8, 1915
gptkbp:children 1
gptkbp:died November 19, 2011
gptkbp:education B.A._from_Vassar_College
gptkbp:famousQuote "I write to find out what I think."
"Poetry is a way of being in the world."
"The poem is a way of being in the world."
"I think of poetry as a way of knowing."
"Words are the only thing that can save us."
gptkbp:genre poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ruth Stone
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Marianne_Moore
gptkb:Robert_Frost
gptkb:William_Carlos_Williams
gptkbp:inspiredBy nature
personal experiences
family relationships
gptkbp:knownFor feminist themes
lyrical poetry
exploration of loss and memory
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_House_That_Jack_Built
In the Next Galaxy
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Winchester,_Virginia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Pittsford,_Vermont
gptkbp:spouse Walter_Stone
gptkbp:website Ruth_Stone's_official_website