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McKuen

American  
[muh-kyoo-uhn] / məˈkju ən /

noun

  1. Rod, 1933–2015, U.S. poet and songwriter.


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Rod McKuen later claimed that the panel had fought all week over Vanessa vs.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021

In 2015, Rod McKuen, whose music, verse and spoken-word recordings made him one of the best-selling poets in history, died at 81.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 29, 2021

Her work, by turns mawkishly sentimental and quotably confessional, makes her the Rod McKuen of her generation.

From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2017

I was with an acquaintance -- a music expert who, like me, is in his early 40s -- when I heard Rod McKuen had passed away at 81.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2015

Mr. McKuen, who died at a rehabilitation center, had been ill with pneumonia, his half brother, Edward McKuen Habib, told The Associated Press.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2015

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