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Poetry Foundation awards Robert Pinsky $100,000 lifetime achievement prize and names Nikki Grimes Young People's Poet Laureate
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Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky has received a $100,000 lifetime achievement award, and poet-children's author Nikki Grimes has been named the next Young People's Poet Laureate, the Poetry Foundation announced Wednesday.
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The Poetry Foundation awarded $100,000 to Robert Pinsky for a lifetime achievement prize and appointed Nikki Grimes as .
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OrganizationGraywolf Press“Publishing house”PersonJason Schneiderman“Author of 'Nothingism: Poetry at the End of Print Culture'”PersonRuth Lilly“Pharmaceutical heir”PersonRobert Pinsky“Former U.S. poet laureate and translator”OrganizationPoetry Foundation“Chicago-based foundation established in 2003”PersonLuis Javier Rodriguez“Poet, journalist, and activist”PersonMeg Day“Poet 40 years or older author of 'Sound Lasso'”OrganizationAP“Associated Press reporting the news”locationNEW YORK“Location of the announcement”PersonBruce Springsteen“Fellow New Jersey native”PersonNikki Grimes“Bestselling poet and children's author”OrganizationLibrary of Congress“Federal library institution”