About Paul Lake
Born 1951. Paul Lake is an American poet.
Paul Lake (1951-2022) was an American poet, essayist, and professor at Arkansas Tech University. Another Kind of Travel won the Porter Fund Award for Literary Excellence.
In addition, he won the Richard Wilbur Award for poetry in 2006.
He graduated from Towson University with a B.A. and from Stanford University with an M.A. He had served as the poetry editor for First Things.
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Awards Porter Fund Award for Literary Excellence (1988) Richard Wilbur Award (2006)
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American writer
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Paul Lake was born on 5 August 1951.
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Paul Lake is a poet.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Paul Lake. https://biography.guide/paul-lake-poet/
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