Deborah Digges

Quick Facts

Full Name	Deborah Digges
Occupation	Poet
Date Of Birth	Feb 6, 1950(1950-02-06)
Age	74
Date Of Death	2009-04-10
Birthplace	Jefferson City
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Deborah Digges Biography

Deborah Digges is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on February 6, 1950 in Jefferson City, United States. Her birth name was Deborah Leah Sugarbaker in Jefferson City, Missouri, on the 6th of February in 1950. The father of the family was a doctor while her mom was a registered nurse. they were the 6th child of an entire family of ten.

Digges died April 10, 2009, in Amherst, Massachusetts. The cause of death was described as a suicide after her death by falling from the bleachers at the top in Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She was buried along with their third spouse, Franklin M. Loew in the Wildwood Cemetery in Amherst.

She wrote four poetry books and two memoirs. Her first collection of poems, Vesper Sparrows, won the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Prize for Poetry. In 1997, Digges was given with the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, the most prestigious prize awarded to one poem for her book Rough Music. She also was the recipient from two Pushcart Awards. Digges translated the poetry of her fellow Cuban poet Maria Elena Cruz Varela. A collection of poetry called the Wind blows through the Doors of My Heart: Poems is published by Knopf in 2010.

Deborah Digges Net Worth

Deborah Digges is one of the richest Poet from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Deborah Digges 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Deborah Digges (February 6, 1950 until April 10 in 2009.) was an American poet and teacher.

Digges earned an undergraduate bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Riverside in 1976. She then earned a Master’s degree in English from University of Missouri in 1982, a Masters from University of Missouri in 1982 and her master in Fine Arts in Poetry from the Iowa Writers Workshop in 1984. Through her academic time, she taught at both the English and writing English faculties at New York University, Boston University, Columbia University, and Tufts University.

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Deborah Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Deborah Digges celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Deborah Digges

1. Deborah Digges was an American poet and teacher.
2. She published five collections of poetry during her lifetime.
3. Digges won numerous awards for her work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship.
4. Her poems often explored themes of family, nature, and spirituality.
5. Digges also wrote essays and memoirs about her life experiences.
6. She taught at various universities throughout the United States.
7. Digges struggled with mental illness and died by suicide in 2009.
8. Her work continues to be celebrated for its emotional depth and lyrical beauty.
9. Digges was born in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1950.
10. She earned degrees from the University of California-Berkeley and Columbia University.