Contents
Louise Glück
Writing The Wild Iris and intimate poetry shaped by myth, family and loss.
The Wild Iris · Meadowlands
- Born
- 22 April 1943
- Birthplace
- New York City, United States
- Died
- 13 October 2023
More people
Louise Glück
Louise Glück was an American poet whose clear, spare language gave personal experience a wider resonance.
Early life
Long Island
Grew up near New York City.
Poetry study
Attended writing workshops without completing a university degree.
Career
- 1968
First collection
Published Firstborn.
- 1970s onward
Writing and teaching
Built a poetry career alongside university teaching.
- 2020
Nobel Prize
Received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Selected work
The Wild Iris
Let flowers and human speakers explore mortality.
Meadowlands
Used the Odyssey to examine a troubled marriage.
Averno
Revisited Persephone and relationships between mothers and daughters.
Beyond work
National role
Served as United States poet laureate in 2003–2004.
Mentoring
Taught generations of poets, including at Yale.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Nobel Prize biography and award ↗Photo: Gerard Malanga. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
