Walt Whitman Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1993) Winner
Alison Hawthorne Deming
アリソン・ホーソーン・デミング
Arison Hōsōn Demingu
Aliases:
Alison Deming
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946 （Hartford, Connecticut）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Connecticut → Tucson, Arizona → Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- poet, essayist, teacher
- Active Years
- 1983-2025
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona, University of Arizona Poetry Center
- Influenced By
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont College of Fine Arts | — | Poetry | MFA | — | United States |
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Poetry
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | Guggenheim Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Borchard Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Borchard Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Walt Whitman Award | Science and Other Poems | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Pushcart Prize | — | nonfiction | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2015
Organization:
Guggenheim Foundation
Result:
受賞
Borchard Foundation Fellowship
2021
Organization:
Borchard Foundation
Result:
受賞
Walt Whitman Award
1994
Work:
Science and Other Poems
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
1993
Category:
nonfiction
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Blue Flax & Yellow Mustard Flower
2025 poetry collectionA poetry collection featuring nature themes
natureenvironment
Stairway to Heaven
2016 poetry collectionPoetry collection
naturehuman spirit
A Woven World: On Fashion, Fishermen, and the Sardine Dress
2021 essaysOn fashion, fishermen, and the sardine dress
environmentculture
Zoologies: On Animals and the Human Spirit
2014 essaysOn animals and the human spirit
animalshuman spirit
Bibliography
- See Wikipedia for complete bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalrich in nature description
- Recurring Motifs
- natureenvironmental justicehuman-nature connection
Legacy
Great-granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, known for poetry and essays on environment and social justice.
Trivia
- Great-granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne.