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Robert Pinsky (born October 20 1940 ) is an American poet and former Poet Laureate Of The United States ( 1997 - 2000 ). LIFE Pinsky was born in Long Branch, New Jersey . He attended Long Branch High School before earning his B.A. from Rutgers University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University , where he held a Stegner Fellowship in creative writing. He taught at Wellesley College and the University Of California, Berkeley before going to Boston University . CAREER Pinsky's collection of essays, ''Landor's Poetry'' was published in 1968 and followed by other essay collections in 1977- ''The Situation of Poetry'' and ''Poetry and the World'' (1988), which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. He received a National Endowment For The Humanities Fellowship in 1974 and in 1975 published his collection of poems, ''Sadness and Happiness''. Other poetry collections followed:'' An Explanation of America'' (1980) which won the Saxifrage Prize; ''History of My Heart'' (1984), awarded the in Poetry, and was awarded the Ambassador Book Award in Poetry of the English Speaking Union and the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize . Professor Pinsky is renowned for his translation work, most notably ''The Inferno of Dante'' (1994) which won the Los Angeles Times Book Award in poetry, the Academy of American Poets' translation award, and was a Book-of-the-Month-Club Editor's Choice. He has received many other literary awards and honors. Pinsky is also the author of the Interactive Fiction game ''Mindwheel'' (1984) developed by Synapse and released by Broderbund. He is known for his innovative, personal style, and his use of contemporary themes. Pinsky is a professor at Boston University , where he teaches in the graduate creative writing program. TRIVIA Robert Pinsky was a guest star in the Simpsons episode " Little Girl In The Big Ten ". In the episode, Lisa poses as a college student and attends a reading by Pinsky. EXTERNAL LINKS
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