Awards and Honors
- 1983, Fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts
- 1986, Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts
- 1991, National Poetry Series publication prize - winner, Questions About Angels
- 1992, New York Public Library 'Literary Lion'
- 1993, Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
- 1994, Poetry Magazine - Poet of the Year
- 1995, Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, Academy of American Poets - shortlist, The Art of Drowning
- 2001, American Irish Historical Society Cultural Award
- 2001–2003, US Poet Laureate
- 2004–2006, New York State Poet Laureate
- 2005, Mark Twain Award for Humor in Poetry
- 2008, Robert Frost Award
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