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Kinnell

American  
[ki-nel] / kɪˈnɛl /

noun

  1. Galway, 1927–2014, U.S. poet.


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Tennis lovers extol the elegance of their sport, captured in poems by Galway Kinnell and Robert Pinsky and in the dreamlike documentary “John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection” by the French filmmaker Julien Faraut.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2022

Michel had been marching next to Galway Kinnell, a friend and poet who had a residency at Juniata.

From The Guardian Mar. 1, 2020

Galway Kinnell was a classmate at Princeton, and John Berryman a teacher.

From Washington Times Mar. 15, 2019

Hall was one of the leading poets of his generation, frequently mentioned in the company of Robert Bly, James Wright and Galway Kinnell.

From Seattle Times Jun. 29, 2018

The modern name Kinnell is the Celtic form of Penel.

From The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894 by Browne, G. F. (George Forrest)

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