Mark Strand
- January 10, 2024
- Poet
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Mark Strand |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 11, 1934(1934-04-11) |
| Age | 90 |
| Date Of Death | 2014-11-29 |
| Birthplace | Summerside |
| Country | Canada |
| Birth City | Prince Edward Island |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Mark Strand Biography
| Name | Mark Strand |
| Birthday | Apr 11 |
| Birth Year | 1934 |
| Place Of Birth | Summerside |
| Home Town | Prince Edward Island |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Spouse | Antonia Ratensky |
Mark Strand is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on April 11, 1934 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Author, poet translator, and author who was awarded the title of U.S. Poet Laureate in 1990. His many poetry collections include The Story of Our Lives, Man and Camel, and Almost Invisible.
He was fascinated by the surrealist work that was created by the artist He admired the surrealist art of Rene Magritte..
His birthplace was Prince Edward Island, Canada and later settled in California.
Mark Strand Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Poet |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mark Strand is one of the richest Poet from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Strand 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The graduate graduated at Yale University with a B.F.A. in painting. He then pursued creativity in writing and editing at Iowa Writers Workshop.
He was awarded in 1999 the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for Blizzard of One.
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Who is Mark Strand Dating?
According to our records, Mark Strand married to Antonia Ratensky. As of December 1, 2023, Mark Strand’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Mark Strand celebrates birthday on April 11 of every year.
What is Mark Strand known for?
Mark Strand was recognized as one of the premier American poets of his generation as well as an accomplished editor, translator, and prose writer. He was a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University from 2005 until his death in 2014.
Where did Mark Strand grow up?
Born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, Strand grew up in various cities across the United States and in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. Strand originally expressed interest in painting and hoped to become an artist.
What does Mark Strand plead for in keeping things whole?
He wants to keep thing whole, not as parts. The poet desires for wholeness against the usual fragmentation that goes on in life in this poem. He believes in whole but not in part (partial). He knows the value of each and every part of nature to present nature as whole or complete.
What is the poem eating poetry about?
Eating Poetry’ by Mark Strand is a surrealistic depiction of one man’s obsessive poetry eating and a librarian’s reaction. In the six stanzas of ‘Eating Poetry,’ the speaker describes, through short, punchy lines, his choice to eating poetry.
What is Mary Oliver's most famous poem?
A Dream of Trees. Another of Oliver’s most famous poems, “A Dream of Trees,” was published in her first poetry collection No Voyage, and Other Poems (1963).