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Natasha Trethewey (born April 26, 1966) is an American poet who served as United States Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014. [1] She won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2006 collection Native Guard, [2] and is a former Poet Laureate of Mississippi. [3]
Poet Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014). She is the author of five collections of poetry, including Native Guard (2006), for which she was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize; Monument: Poems New and Selected (2018); Beyond Katrina: A…
Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014), while also serving as the Poet Laureate of the State of Mississippi (2012-2016). She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir (2020); a book of nonfiction, Beyond Katrina: A Meditation ...
Learn about Natasha Trethewey, a poet who explores American racial identities and history in her award-winning books. Find out her biography, honors, poems, and more on the Academy of American Poets website.
May 6, 2024 · Natasha Trethewey (born April 26, 1966, Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American poet and teacher who served as poet laureate consultant in poetry (2012–14). Her subjects were chiefly history (both her family’s and that of the American South), race, and memory.
Natasha Trethewey is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and the former Poet Laureate of the United States and Mississippi. She is the author of six books of poetry and one of nonfiction, and has received many honors and awards, including the Heinz Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt Prize.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey recounts the murder of her mother by her former stepfather and how it shaped her life and art. This book is a finalist for several awards and a bestseller in various categories.
