A former New York State Poet, she won the National Book Award and was a Pulitzer finalist for poems in which small details could accrue great power.A former New York State Poet, she won the National Book Award and was a Pulitzer finalist for poems in which small details could accrue great power.Read MoreValentine, Jean (1934- ), Deaths (Obituaries), Poetry and Poets, National Book Awards, New York State Poet, Books and Literature, Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems (Book), Break the Glass (Book)