Natasha Trethewey
U.S. Poet Laureate · 2012-2014 · as printed by the Library of Congress
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Natasha Trethewey, born in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1966, served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate, from 2012 to 2014. From January through May of 2013 she worked in the Library's Poetry Room, the first laureate to do so since 1986, and she launched a series of reports with PBS NewsHour. Native Guard (2006) won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.
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Appointment and term
U.S. Poet Laureate, 2012-2014
She served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014)
Life
Natasha Trethewey was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, on April 26, 1966.
Books and honors
Native Guard (2006 ), for which she was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize
She is also author of Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir (2020)
Laureate projects
Launched in 2013 by Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, this project featured a series of reports with PBS NewsHour Senior Correspondent Jeffrey Brown as part of the show's Poetry Series.
Other
resided in the Washington, D.C., area from January through May of 2013 and worked in the Poetry Room, the first time the poet laureate has done so since the inception of the position in 1986.
Source
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