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McKuen

American  
[muh-kyoo-uhn] / məˈkyu 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

“I only know this,” Mr. McKuen told The Chronicle in 2002.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2015