Ai

American poet (1947–2010)
Person Human Q403146

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
October 21, 1947
Date of death
March 20, 2010
Place of birth
Albany
Place of death
Stillwater
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Religion or worldview
Buddhism[18]
Notable work
Sin: Poems[13]
Cause of death
breast cancer[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
American Women Writers
Family name
Anthony[22]
Given name
Florence[23]
Manner of death
natural causes
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Ai en Florence Anthony en Ai Ogawa ar أي de Pelorhankhe Ai Ogawa de Florence Anthony de Florence Ai Ogawa de Ai Ogawa fa آی ko 아이 ko 플로렌스 앤서니 ko 플로렌스 아이 오가와 ko 아이 오가와 pl Ai (poetka) pt Ai Ogawa
🔖 Identifiers · 25
VIAF cluster ID
79054233
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85181722
GND ID
129792330
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ai 2010.jpg ↗
ArchivesSpace agent ID
people/2306
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12060400s
DBNL author ID
anth031
Europeana entity
agent/base/66333
FAST ID
1752742
Freebase ID
/m/037pn8
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Guggenheim fellows ID
ai
IdRef ID
199524033
J9U entity ID
987007257535705171
Los Angeles Review of Books author ID
ai-ogawa
MAPS poet ID
ai-0
NUKAT ID
n01717993
National Library of Brazil ID
000593227
Poetry Foundation ID
ai
RPO poet ID
ai
SNAC ARK ID
w6kd20g8
WikiTree person ID
Anthony-3459
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrRcdHJkG4GfpGRtGfv3

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Occupation 3
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Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Ethnic group 1
Given name 1
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Manner of death 1
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Summary

Ai's place of birth was Albany[1]. She was born on October 21, 1947[2]. She passed away in Stillwater[3]. She died on March 20, 2010[4]. She worked as a poet[5], university teacher[6], writer[7], and scholar of English[8].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Arizona[11], a public university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1885[26], headquartered in Tucson[27] and University of California, Irvine[12], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1965[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[31], in United States[32], founded in 1925[33]; National Book Award[15], a literary award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1936[36]; American Book Awards[16], a literary award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1978[39]; and National Book Award for Poetry[17], a poetry award[40].

FAQs

Where was Ai born?

Ai's place of birth was Albany[1].

Where did Ai die?

Ai died in Stillwater[3].

What did Ai do for work?

Ai worked as poet[5], university teacher[6], writer[7], and scholar of English[8].

Where did Ai go to school?

Ai was educated at University of Arizona[11] and University of California, Irvine[12].

What awards did Ai receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], National Book Award[15], American Book Awards[16], and National Book Award for Poetry[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [10] ↑ . Givens Collection of African American Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . newsok.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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