Marilyn Nelson wins Wallace Stevens Lifetime Achievement Award

October 25, 2022

by Pascale Joachim, ’23 (CLAS)

Marilyn Nelson at the H. Fred Simmons African American Cultural Center

Marilyn Nelson, Professor Emerita of English at UConn (and former Poet Laureate of Connecticut), has been awarded the Wallace Stevens Lifetime Achievement Award ($100,000) from the Academy of American Poets.

The official press release and details on Marilyn’s work are available on the website for the Academy of American Poets.

Congratulations, Marilyn, on this wonderful accomplishment!