Marya Zaturenska | |
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| Born | September 12, 1902 |
| Died | January 19, 1982(1982-01-19) (aged 79) |
| Education | Valparaiso University University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA) |
| Genre | Lyric poetry |
| Notable works | Cold Morning Sky |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1938) |
| Spouse | Horace Gregory (m. 1925) |
Marya Zaturenska (September 12, 1902 – January 19, 1982) was an Americanlyric poet, winner of thePulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1938.[1]
She was born inKyiv and her family emigrated to the United States, when she was eight and lived in New York. Like many immigrants, she worked in a clothing factory during the day, but was able to attend night high school. She was an outstanding student and won a scholarship toValparaiso University;[2][3] she later transferred to theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison, receiving a degree in library science.[4] She met her husband, the prize-winning poetHorace Gregory there; they married in 1925.[1] Her two children were Patrick and Joanna Gregory. She wrote eight volumes of poetry, including thePulitzer Prize-winningCold Morning Sky, and she edited six anthologies of poetry.
Her work appeared inThe New York Times,[5]Poetry Magazine,[6]
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