Question: Facts: - notableworks: '' '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- '' star dust '' -lrb- 2005 golden -rrb- '' metaphysical dog '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- state '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- '' desire - awards: bollingen prize in poetry -lrb- 2007 -rrb- - birth date: 27 may 1939 - name: frank bidart - nationality: united states - image: 200px - birth place: bakersfield , california , usa - alma mater: university of california , riverside harvard university - occupation: poet , professor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of frank bidart .
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frank bidart -lrb- born may 27 , 1939 in bakersfield , california -rrb- is an american academic and poet .