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Mark Strand

1934 - 2014

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Mark Strand (April 11, 1934 – November 29, 2014) was a Canadian-born American poet, essayist and translator. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1990 and received the Wallace Stevens Award in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Strand has received more than 207,461 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Strand is the 5,877th most popular writer (down from 4,893rd in 2019), the 523rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 397th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Canadian Writer.

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Notable Works

Reasons for moving
1968
Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems
Accounting, Data processing, Information storage and retrieval systems
2006
The contemporary American poets
American poetry, Literatura Norte Americana, Collected works
This is a collection of poems by many American poets, from 1940 to late 1960s. The poems therefore have a broad range, both in terms of content and style. Many of the poems are reflective, and introspective, whether it is about the self, or personal relationships, or about society at large. In many poems, the poets draw upon nature as an inspiration and metaphor for describing the emotions and feelings that are such an integral part of human life and relationships. Here is a very limited list of poets and their poems: A. R. Ammons: “Bridge”; “Corson's Inlet” Marvin Bell - “Things we dreamt we died for” Elizabeth Bishop - “At the Fishhouses” Allan Ginsberg - “A Supermarket in California” Carolyn Kizer - “The Great Blue Heron” William H. Matchett - “Water Ouzel” Sylvia Plath - “The Moon and the Yew Tree” Mark Strand (editor); “Keeping Things Whole”
1969
The continuous life
Poetry
1990
Hopper
Criticism and interpretation, Art, Nonfiction
1994
Darker
1970
Darker
1970
The continuous life
Poetry, Fiction, general, American poetry
1990
The monument
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
1978
The contemporary American poets
American poetry, Literatura Norte Americana, Collected works
This is a collection of poems by many American poets, from 1940 to late 1960s. The poems therefore have a broad range, both in terms of content and style. Many of the poems are reflective, and introspective, whether it is about the self, or personal relationships, or about society at large. In many poems, the poets draw upon nature as an inspiration and metaphor for describing the emotions and feelings that are such an integral part of human life and relationships. Here is a very limited list of poets and their poems: A. R. Ammons: “Bridge”; “Corson's Inlet” Marvin Bell - “Things we dreamt we died for” Elizabeth Bishop - “At the Fishhouses” Allan Ginsberg - “A Supermarket in California” Carolyn Kizer - “The Great Blue Heron” William H. Matchett - “Water Ouzel” Sylvia Plath - “The Moon and the Yew Tree” Mark Strand (editor); “Keeping Things Whole”
1969
Reasons for moving
American poetry, Poetry
1968
Hopper
Criticism and interpretation, Art, Nonfiction
1994
Hopper
Criticism and interpretation, Art, Nonfiction
Edward Hopper's paintings are icons of American culture. His representations of gas stations, storefronts, cafeterias and hotel rooms embody the solitude of travel and adult life in the America of the thirties, forties and fifties. Because of the familiarity of his subject matter, Hopper has been pigeon-holed both historically, as an American realist, and thematically, as an artist of alienation. Mark Strand, recent poet laureate and writer of many books of award-winning poetry, approaches Hopper's work with a fresh eye, exploring the aesthetic principles behind the paintings. Strand, whose poems move through a terrain similar to that portrayed by Hopper, possesses a unique and powerful understanding of what makes the paintings so moving and memorable. He writes with his distinctive clarity and grace, examining twenty-three of Hopper's most important works. He cites aesthetic reasons for Hopper's continuing ability to deeply move people in an America that has grown considerably more complex both politically and socially since mid-century.
1994
The contemporary American poets
American poetry, Literatura Norte Americana, Collected works
This is a collection of poems by many American poets, from 1940 to late 1960s. The poems therefore have a broad range, both in terms of content and style. Many of the poems are reflective, and introspective, whether it is about the self, or personal relationships, or about society at large. In many poems, the poets draw upon nature as an inspiration and metaphor for describing the emotions and feelings that are such an integral part of human life and relationships. Here is a very limited list of poets and their poems: A. R. Ammons: “Bridge”; “Corson's Inlet” Marvin Bell - “Things we dreamt we died for” Elizabeth Bishop - “At the Fishhouses” Allan Ginsberg - “A Supermarket in California” Carolyn Kizer - “The Great Blue Heron” William H. Matchett - “Water Ouzel” Sylvia Plath - “The Moon and the Yew Tree” Mark Strand (editor); “Keeping Things Whole”
1969
Reasons for moving
American poetry, Poetry
1968
The continuous life
Poetry, Fiction, general, American poetry
1990
Hopper
Criticism and interpretation, Art, Nonfiction
Edward Hopper's paintings are icons of American culture. His representations of gas stations, storefronts, cafeterias and hotel rooms embody the solitude of travel and adult life in the America of the thirties, forties and fifties. Because of the familiarity of his subject matter, Hopper has been pigeon-holed both historically, as an American realist, and thematically, as an artist of alienation. Mark Strand, recent poet laureate and writer of many books of award-winning poetry, approaches Hopper's work with a fresh eye, exploring the aesthetic principles behind the paintings. Strand, whose poems move through a terrain similar to that portrayed by Hopper, possesses a unique and powerful understanding of what makes the paintings so moving and memorable. He writes with his distinctive clarity and grace, examining twenty-three of Hopper's most important works. He cites aesthetic reasons for Hopper's continuing ability to deeply move people in an America that has grown considerably more complex both politically and socially since mid-century.
1994
The contemporary American poets
American poetry, Literatura Norte Americana, Collected works
This is a collection of poems by many American poets, from 1940 to late 1960s. The poems therefore have a broad range, both in terms of content and style. Many of the poems are reflective, and introspective, whether it is about the self, or personal relationships, or about society at large. In many poems, the poets draw upon nature as an inspiration and metaphor for describing the emotions and feelings that are such an integral part of human life and relationships. Here is a very limited list of poets and their poems: A. R. Ammons: “Bridge”; “Corson's Inlet” Marvin Bell - “Things we dreamt we died for” Elizabeth Bishop - “At the Fishhouses” Allan Ginsberg - “A Supermarket in California” Carolyn Kizer - “The Great Blue Heron” William H. Matchett - “Water Ouzel” Sylvia Plath - “The Moon and the Yew Tree” Mark Strand (editor); “Keeping Things Whole”
1969
Darker
1970
The monument
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
1978
The monument
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
1978
Reasons for moving
American poetry, Poetry
1968
Darker
1970
The continuous life
Poetry, Fiction, general, American poetry
1990
Reasons for moving
American poetry, Poetry
1968
The contemporary American poets
American poetry, Literatura Norte Americana, Collected works
This is a collection of poems by many American poets, from 1940 to late 1960s. The poems therefore have a broad range, both in terms of content and style. Many of the poems are reflective, and introspective, whether it is about the self, or personal relationships, or about society at large. In many poems, the poets draw upon nature as an inspiration and metaphor for describing the emotions and feelings that are such an integral part of human life and relationships. Here is a very limited list of poets and their poems: A. R. Ammons: “Bridge”; “Corson's Inlet” Marvin Bell - “Things we dreamt we died for” Elizabeth Bishop - “At the Fishhouses” Allan Ginsberg - “A Supermarket in California” Carolyn Kizer - “The Great Blue Heron” William H. Matchett - “Water Ouzel” Sylvia Plath - “The Moon and the Yew Tree” Mark Strand (editor); “Keeping Things Whole”
1969
Darker
1970
The monument
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
1978
Hopper
Criticism and interpretation, Art, Nonfiction
Edward Hopper's paintings are icons of American culture. His representations of gas stations, storefronts, cafeterias and hotel rooms embody the solitude of travel and adult life in the America of the thirties, forties and fifties. Because of the familiarity of his subject matter, Hopper has been pigeon-holed both historically, as an American realist, and thematically, as an artist of alienation. Mark Strand, recent poet laureate and writer of many books of award-winning poetry, approaches Hopper's work with a fresh eye, exploring the aesthetic principles behind the paintings. Strand, whose poems move through a terrain similar to that portrayed by Hopper, possesses a unique and powerful understanding of what makes the paintings so moving and memorable. He writes with his distinctive clarity and grace, examining twenty-three of Hopper's most important works. He cites aesthetic reasons for Hopper's continuing ability to deeply move people in an America that has grown considerably more complex both politically and socially since mid-century.
1994
The continuous life
Poetry, Fiction, general, American poetry
1990

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mark Strand ranks 5,877 out of 7,302. Before her are Isabel-Clara Simó, David Garnett, Justine Siegemund, Patrick Rambaud, Booth Tarkington, and Stephen Leacock. After her are Gen Urobuchi, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Kazimierz Brodziński, Eric Van Lustbader, R. A. Lafferty, and Lyman Abbott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Mark Strand ranks 463. Before her are Ion Panțuru, Timothy West, Jimmy Garrison, Sylvia Syms, Ruskin Bond, and Gerry Hitchens. After her are Hans Mild, Östen Warnerbring, John N. Bahcall, István Csurka, Elías Querejeta, and Ayla Erduran. Among people deceased in 2014, Mark Strand ranks 438. Before her are Ibrahim Touré, Tivadar Monostori, Rik Mayall, Lynsey de Paul, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, and Holger Hansson. After her are Thomas Berger, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Toimi Alatalo, Mae Young, Carmen Zapata, and Elizabeth Peña.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Mark Strand ranks 523 out of 1,622. Before her are Arturo Gatti (1972), Christy Chung (1970), Betty Taylor (1916), Alessia Cara (1996), Nicholas Lea (1962), and James Arthur (1944). After her are Marcel Dionne (1951), Scotty Bowman (1933), Patrick J. Adams (1981), Gil Bellows (1967), Chris Hadfield (1959), and Sidney Olcott (1872).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Mark Strand ranks 34. Before her are Grant Allen (1848), Justine Musk (1972), Robertson Davies (1913), Guy Gavriel Kay (1954), Antonine Maillet (1929), and Sven Delblanc (1931). After her are Robert J. Sawyer (1960), Farley Mowat (1921), George Woodcock (1912), John Ralston Saul (1947), Robert Elsie (1950), and Deborah Ellis (1960).

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