Mona Van Duyn

Mona Jane Van Duyn (May 9, 1921 – December 2, 2004) was an American poet.
Van Duyn was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She earned a BA from Iowa State Teachers College and an MA from the University of Iowa. 
Her book, "To See, To Take" won the National Book Award in 1971. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1991 for "Near Changes". From 1992 to 1993, she the first woman to serve as United States Poet Laureate.