Awards
- 1986 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (or "Genius") Fellowship
- 1996 Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
- 2001 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award, Transfigurations: Collected Poems
- 2005 Bollingen Prize in Poetry, becoming the first African-American writer to be so honored
- 2006 American Book Award Lifetime Achievement Award from the Before Columbus Foundation.
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