Carl Dennis is an American poet who was born in 1939 and is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry collection, Practical Gods. He has a net worth of $2.9 billion and has published several other acclaimed books of poetry, such as Meetings with Time, Signs and Wonders, and The Outskirts of Troy.
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💰 Net worth: $2.9 billion (2024)
Carl Dennis' net worth is estimated to be an impressive $2.9 billion in the year 2024. Widely recognized as a renowned poet, Carl Dennis has captured the hearts and minds of readers across Missouri and beyond with his profound and thought-provoking verses. His unique ability to beautifully and eloquently convey emotions and observations has garnered him immense success and popularity. As an esteemed figure in the literary world, his impressive fortune serves as a testament to the deep impact of his poetic works and his enduring legacy as a poet in Missouri.
About
Best known for Practical Gods, a 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry collection, this American writer also published Meetings with Time, Signs and Wonders, The Outskirts of Troy, and several other acclaimed books of poetry.
Before Fame
After studying briefly at both Oberlin College and the University of Chicago, he earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He published his first full-length poetic work, A House of My Own, in 1974.
Trivia
He taught English at the State University of New York at Buffalo and creative writing at Warren Wilson College.
Family Life
He and his brother, musician and composer Robert Dennis, grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.
Associated With
He was born in the same year as fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet Ted Kooser.
