Carolyn Kizer (1925–2014) was born in Spokane, Washington, and received the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Yin. Her numerous poetry collections reflect feminist and human rights causes and have received many honors. The founding editor of Poetry Northwest, Kizer served as director of literature at the National Endowment for the Arts and was a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Afternoon Happiness, poetry, in Spring 2016
- From The Erotic Philosophers, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2008–2009