Mona Van Duyn

Mona Van Duyn (1921-2004) was an American poet renowned for her formalist verse exploring domestic life, love, marriage, and suburban existence, often blending wry humor with profound insight. Her most notable works include To See, to Take (1970, National Book Award winner) and Near Changes (1990, Pulitzer Prize winner); she achieved further acclaim as the first woman appointed U.S. Poet Laureate (1992-1993), alongside the Bollingen Prize and Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Encyclopaedia