Philip Levine
1928 - 2015
General Information
Bio
(1928-2015) Poet. Philip Levine was born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Fresno, California. He served as United States poet laureate from 2011 to 2012. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for his collection “The Simple Truth”.
Full Name
Philip Levine
Locations
Kings
Author's Timeline
Unknown
OTHER
Mr. Levine was a regular guest instructor at New York University.
1928
BIRTH
Philip Levine was born in Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, on January 10, 1928.
1964
LITWORK
On The Edge
Second Press Book
Collection of poetry.
Second Press Book
Collection of poetry.
1968
LITWORK
Not This Pig
Wesleyan University Press
0819520381 / 978-0819520388
Collection of poetry.
Wesleyan University Press
0819520381 / 978-0819520388
Collection of poetry.
1972
LITWORK
They Feed They Lion
MacMillan Publishing Company
0689104901 / 978-0689104909
Collection of poetry.
MacMillan Publishing Company
0689104901 / 978-0689104909
Collection of poetry.
1974
LITWORK
1933
Atheneum
068910586X / 978-0689105869
Collection of poetry.
Atheneum
068910586X / 978-0689105869
Collection of poetry.
1979
LITWORK
Ashes: Poems New And Old
Graywolf Press
Mr. Levine received a National Book Award in 1980 for "Ashes: Poems New and Old."
Graywolf Press
Mr. Levine received a National Book Award in 1980 for "Ashes: Poems New and Old."
1979
LITWORK
7 Years From Somewhere
Atheneum
0689109741 / 978-0689109744
Collection of poetry.
Atheneum
0689109741 / 978-0689109744
Collection of poetry.
1988
LITWORK
A Walk With Tom Jefferson
Alfred A. Knopf
0394570383 / 978-0394570389
Collection of poetry.
Alfred A. Knopf
0394570383 / 978-0394570389
Collection of poetry.
1991
LITWORK
What Work Is
Knopf
0679401660 / 978-0679401667
Mr. Levine received a National Book Award in 1991 for "What Work Is."
Knopf
0679401660 / 978-0679401667
Mr. Levine received a National Book Award in 1991 for "What Work Is."
1994
LITWORK
The Simple Truth
Knopf
0679435808 / 978-0679435808
Collection of poetry for which Mr. Levine received the Pulitzer Prize in 1995.
Knopf
0679435808 / 978-0679435808
Collection of poetry for which Mr. Levine received the Pulitzer Prize in 1995.
1994
LITWORK
The Bread Of Time
Knopf
0679424067 / 978-0679424062
Collection of poetry.
Knopf
0679424067 / 978-0679424062
Collection of poetry.
2015
DEATH
Philip Levine died at his home in Fresno, California, on February 14, 2015.
2015
RESIDENCE
Mr. Levine had a home in Brooklyn, New York, as well as the one in Fresno, California.
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