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345:(2000) wrote of Ryan, "Her casual manner and nods to the wisdom tradition might endear her to fans of A. R. Ammons or link her distantly to Emily Dickinson. But her tight structures, odd rhymes and ethical judgments place her more firmly in the tradition of Marianne Moore and, latterly, Amy Clampitt."
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Ryan is also known for her extensive use of internal rhyme. She refers to her specific methods of using internal rhyme as "recombinant rhyme." She claims that she had a hard time "tak end-rhyme seriously," and uses recombinant rhyme to bring structure and form to her work. As for other types of form,
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before her, Ryan delights in quirks of logic and language and teases poetry out of the most unlikely places. She regards the 'rehabilitation of clichés,' for instance, as part of the poet’s mission. Characterized by subtle, surprising rhymes and nimble rhythms, her compact poems are charged with sly
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wrote about this aspect of her poetry. "Ryan reminds us of the suggestive power of poetry–how it elicits and rewards the reader’s intellect, imagination, and emotions. I like to think that Ryan’s magnificently compressed poetry – along with the emergence of other new masters of the short poem like
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included Ryan in his 2003 anthology of contemporary
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he writes, "There is, in short, far more darkness than 'light' in this brilliant, limited volume. Kay Ryan is a serious poet writing serious poems, and she resides on a serious planet (a word she rhymes with 'had it'). Ryan can certainly be funny, but it is rarely without a sting." Some of these
231:(1985), her work went nearly unrecognized until the mid-1990s, when some of her poems were anthologized and the first reviews in national journals were published. She became widely recognized following her receipt of the
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like Ted Kooser and Dick Davis – signals a return to concision and intensity." Ryan tends to avoid using the personal "I" in her poetry, claiming that she "didn’t want confession. didn’t want to be
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164:(born September 21, 1945) is an American poet and educator. She has published seven volumes of poetry and an anthology of selected and new poems. From 2008 to 2010 she was the sixteenth
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Swenson were this latter sort of artist; so is Kay Ryan."
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She is a lesbian, and was the first openly lesbian United States Poet
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Ryan, Kay (1999). "That Will to Divest". In Lehman, David; Bly, Robert (eds.).
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Happy birthday to Kay Ryan who turned seventy this past Monday, September 21st
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Ryan's poems are often quite short. In one of the first essays on Ryan,
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Audio: Kay Ryan reading at the 2010 Key West
Literary Seminar (29:52)
1018:"Cooling the Surface, Tending the Cracks: An Interview with Kay Ryan"
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Ryan, Kay (2006). "Thin". In Lehman, David; Collins, Billy (eds.).
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686:. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. September 20, 2011
1548:"Pulitzer Winner Kay Ryan on Poetry, Rhyming, and Terminal Cancer"
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Review of The Best of It by Dwight Garner in The New York Times.
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The
Pushcart Prize XXIX: Best of the Small Presses, 2005 Edition
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The
Pushcart Prize XXII: Best of the Small Presses, 1998 Edition
427:. On January 22, 2011, Ryan was listed as a finalist for a 2011
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The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry:Second Edition
962:"The Elephant in the Room: Kay Ryan - Beltway Poetry Quarterly"
200:, she received bachelor's and master's degrees in English from
337:(1997), is "Stevie Smith rewritten by William Blake" but that
1300:. National Endowment for the Arts. p. 31. Archived from
1259:"Poetry Prizes: The Union League Civic and Arts Poetry Prize"
807:"Kay Ryan rises to the top despite her refusal to compromise"
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for a one-year term commencing in Autumn 2008. She succeeded
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563:, illustrated by Carl Dern. 40 pages, Red Berry Editions,
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781:"Kay Ryan, Outsider With Sly Style, Named Poet Laureate"
663:"Librarian of Congress Appoints Kay Ryan Poet Laureate"
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emphasizes her essential seriousness. In his review of
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in 2004, and published her sixth collection of poetry,
1597:"Marin poet Kay Ryan awarded $ 500,000 'genius' grant"
1567:"Fairfax's Kay Ryan awarded Pulitzer prize for poetry"
838:"Carol Adair, College of Marin instructor, dies at 66"
475:, 64 pages, Fairfax, California: Taylor Street Press,
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Ryan received her B.A. in 1967 and her M.A. in 1968.
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Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
1232:"Paris Review – The Art of Poetry No. 94, Kay Ryan"
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684:"MacArthur Fellows Program: Meet the 2011 Fellows"
661:Raymond, Matt; Urschel, Donna (July 17, 2008).
383:, the 2000 Union League Poetry Prize, the 2001
1496:"Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets"
1376:. Wainscott, NY: Pushcart Press. p. 152.
561:Jam Jar Lifeboat & Other Novelties Exposed
420:The Best of the Best American Poetry 1988–1997
364:The Best of the Best American Poetry 1988–1997
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1295:"2001 Annual Report: Individual Fellowships"
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722:"Kay Ryan Discusses New Collection of Poems"
379:Ryan's awards include a 1995 award from the
291:Timothy Murphy and H.L. Hix and the veteran
1689:"Discovering Kay Ryan". First published in
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1134:"Shaking New Meanings Out of Worn Phrases"
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922:. The Library of Congress. April 13, 2009.
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708:"The 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Poetry"
665:. The Library of Congress. Archived from
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403:. Her poems have been included in three
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1078:The Best of It: New and Selected Poems
575:The Best of It: New and Selected Poems
438:The Best of It: New and Selected Poems
114:The Best of It: New and Selected Poems
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333:wrote that Ryan's fourth collection,
202:University of California, Los Angeles
79:University of California, Los Angeles
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1662:"Kay Ryan, The Art of Poetry No. 94"
591:, 128 pages, New York: Grove Press,
2554:21st-century American women writers
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1132:Pollitt, Katha (November 8, 2000).
549:, 72 pages, New York: Grove Press,
535:, New York: Grove Press, 80 pages,
1158:PW staff writers (July 24, 2000).
1047:. New York: Grove Press. pp.
933:Kennicott, Philip (July 1, 2010).
429:National Book Critics Circle Award
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2524:Writers from San Jose, California
2514:Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winners
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1080:. New York: Grove Press. p.
779:Cohen, Patricia (July 17, 2008).
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391:, a fellowship in 2001 from the
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629:"As Though Larger Arrangements"
393:National Endowment for the Arts
204:. Since 1971, she has lived in
2529:Antelope Valley College alumni
2474:Schoolteachers from California
885:"Review: Discovering Kay Ryan"
883:Gioia, Dana (Winter 1998–99).
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1654:Profile and poems of Kay Ryan
1565:Rob Rogers (April 18, 2011).
1481:The Best American Poetry 2006
1464:The Best American Poetry 2005
1443:The Best American Poetry 1999
454:In 2013, she received a 2012
425:The Academy of American Poets
1639:"Kay Ryan: Online Resources"
1408:. In Henderson, Bill (ed.).
1372:. In Henderson, Bill (ed.).
1330:. In Henderson, Bill (ed.).
866:Ryan told Richard Halstead (
385:Maurice English Poetry Award
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2539:21st-century American poets
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248:United States Poet Laureate
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135:United States Poet Laureate
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473:Dragon Acts to Dragon Ends
278:wit and off-beat wisdom."
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168:. In 2011 she was named a
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1571:Marin Independent Journal
1293:Mason, Eileen B. (2001).
990:. Vintage Books. p.
982:McClatchy, J. D. (2003).
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842:Marin Independent Journal
811:Marin Independent Journal
456:National Humanities Medal
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433:Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
381:Ingram Merrill Foundation
140:Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
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1016:Ryan, Kay (March 2006).
726:Newshour with Jim Lehrer
410:The Best American Poetry
206:Marin County, California
155:Carol Adair (1978–2009†)
2499:American Poets Laureate
1826:William Carlos Williams
1552:The Wall Street Journal
401:Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
242:In July 2008, the U.S.
233:Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
198:Antelope Valley College
130:Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
75:Antelope Valley College
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487:Strangely Marked Metal
229:Strangely Marked Metal
223:Her first collection,
1370:"Living with Stripes"
1164:, Ryan, Kay (Author)"
1121:on September 1, 2000.
966:www.beltwaypoetry.com
451:, or "genius grant".
397:Guggenheim Fellowship
125:Guggenheim Fellowship
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1577:on November 12, 2013
1406:"Chinese Foot Chart"
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145:MacArthur Fellowship
56:San Jose, California
2494:American LGBT poets
2489:Teachers of English
2170:Juan Felipe Herrera
1742:Library of Congress
1701:Library of Congress
1528:on January 26, 2011
1211:on October 19, 2006
940:The Washington Post
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244:Library of Congress
1994:Robert Penn Warren
1914:Josephine Jacobsen
1770:Robert Penn Warren
1457:Ryan, Kay (2005).
1404:Ryan, Kay (2004).
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1326:Ryan, Kay (1997).
1168:Publishers' Weekly
1072:Ryan, Kay (2010).
785:The New York Times
466:Poetry collections
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