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Galway Kinnell

1927-2014 US, Providence, Rhode Island
Spoken Word

Galway Kinnell (February 1, 1927 – October 28, 2014) was an American poet. For his 1982 Selected Poems he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetryand split the National Book Award for Poetry with Charles Wright.From 1989 to 1993 he was poet laureate for the state of Vermont.An admitted follower of Walt Whitman, Kinnell rejects the idea of seeking fulfillment by escaping into the imaginary world. His best-loved and most anthologized poems are "St. Francis and the Sow" and "After Making Love We Hear Footsteps".

     
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After Making Love We Hear Footsteps on 100 Great Poems - Classic Poets & Beatnik Freaks by Various Artists
Last Gods on 100 Great Poems - Classic Poets & Beatnik Freaks by Various Artists
How Many Nights on For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Vol. III by Various Artists
Last Songs on Twelve Contemporary Poets - Bly, Creeley, Eberhart, Hall, Kinnell, Kizer, Merwin, Miles, Snyder, Stafford, Swenson and Whittemore Read Their Works by Various Artists
How Many Nights on Twelve Contemporary Poets - Bly, Creeley, Eberhart, Hall, Kinnell, Kizer, Merwin, Miles, Snyder, Stafford, Swenson and Whittemore Read Their Works by Various Artists
The Fly on Twelve Contemporary Poets - Bly, Creeley, Eberhart, Hall, Kinnell, Kizer, Merwin, Miles, Snyder, Stafford, Swenson and Whittemore Read Their Works by Various Artists
Vapor Trail Reflected in a Frog Pond (excerpt) on The Original Read-In for Peace in Vietnam by Various Artists

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Title Artist Year Type
Today's Poets Their Poems - Their Voices. Volume 5Robert Bly, Galway Kinnell, Michael Benedikt, John Logan1968Album
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