Question: The first woman to be appointed U.S. poet laureate served on the faculty at WashU. Who was she?
Answer: D) Mona Van Duyn. A former instructor and a Visiting Hurst Professor of English in Arts & Sciences, Van Duyn served as poet laureate from 1992-93.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Amanda Willenborg, who works in the Department of Pediatrics and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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