C. K. Williams

Charles Kenneth "C. K." Williams (November 4, 1936 – September 20, 2015) was an American poet, critic and translator. Williams won nearly every major poetry award. Flesh and Blood won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1987. Repair (1999) won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry,^[1] was a National Book Award finalist^[2] and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The Singing won the National Book Award, 2003^[3] and in 2005 Williams received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.

C. K. Williams
Born	Charles Kenneth Williams (1936-11-04)November 4, 1936 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	September 20, 2015(2015-09-20) (aged 78) Hopewell, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Professor
Language	English
Nationality	American
Education	Columbia High School; Bucknell University
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
Genre	Poetry
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; National Book Award; National Book Critics Circle Award
Spouse	Catherine Mauger

Williams died of multiple myeloma.

Related pages

• List of poets from North America