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Also Known As	David Russell Wagoner
Born	June 5, 1926 • Massillon • Ohio
Died	December 18, 2021 (aged 95) • Washington
Awards And Honors	Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (1991)
Notable Works	“Dry Sun, Dry Wind” • “Lost” • “Money, Money, Money” • “Riverbed” • “Staying Alive” • “The Escape Artist” • “The Man in the Middle” • “The Nesting Ground”

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