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Linda Pastan
American poet (–)
Linda Pastan (May 27, – January 30, ) was an American poet of Jewish background.
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From to she was Poet Laureate of Maryland.[1] She was known for writing short poems that address topics like family life, domesticity, motherhood, the female experience, aging, death, loss and the fear of loss, as well as the fragility of life and relationships. Her final collection of poetry was Almost an Elegy, published in
Early life
Linda B Olenik was born in the Bronx, New York on May 27, Her father was a Jewish immigrant from Eastern Europe, who became a surgeon.
Her mother was a homemaker. An only child, she was raised in Armonk, New York. At age 12, she submitted her first poems to The New Yorker.[2]
She received a bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College in , a master's degree in library science from Simmons University in , and a master's degree in English and American literature from Brandeis University in [2]