Philip Levine dies at 87; former U.S. poet laureate, Pulitzer winner

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Source: LA Times

Philip Levine, a former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, died Saturday in Fresno. He was 87.

Timothy Skeen, a friend of Levine’s, confirmed the death. Skeen, also a poet, coordinates the masters of fine arts program at Cal State Fresno, where Levine taught before his retirement.

Levine was named the 18th U.S. poet laureate in 2011 by the Library of Congress.

The author of numerous books of poetry, Levine won the 1991 National Book Award for "What Work Is." In 1995, his book "The Simple Truth" won a Pulitzer Prize.

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1. Rest in peace