▁it ▁is , ▁but ▁you ▁can ▁stand ▁on ▁it . ▁She ▁is , ▁after ▁all ." ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁for ▁Po etry ▁Final ist ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁National ▁Book ▁Crit ics ▁Circle ▁Award ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁P EN / Jean ▁Stein ▁Book ▁Award ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Griff in ▁Po etry ▁Prize ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁poetry ▁books ▁Category : American ▁poetry ▁collections ▁Category : Liter ature ▁by ▁Native ▁American ▁women <0x0A> </s> ▁P enn ▁Town send ▁Kim ball ▁II ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁journalist ▁and ▁college ▁professor ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University , ▁most ▁notable ▁for ▁su ing ▁the ▁American ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁after ▁his ▁discovery ▁that ▁the ▁F BI ▁and ▁C IA ▁considered ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁a ▁security ▁risk . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Kim ball ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁sib lings , ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁middle - class ▁family ▁in ▁New ▁Britain , ▁Connecticut . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁executive ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁goods ▁manufact urer , ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁elementary ▁school ▁teacher , ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁George ▁E . ▁Kim ball ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁noted ▁quantum ▁chem ist ▁and ▁operations ▁research er ▁who ▁also ▁taught ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁Kim ball ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁his ▁grand father , ▁P