National Poetry Series
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Amy Wyllys Bartlett
エイミー・ウィリス・バートレット
Amy Wyllys Bartlett
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-03-18 （Concord, Massachusetts, United States）
- Died
- 2004-02-29 age 54
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Concord, Massachusetts → Poughkeepsie (attended Vassar College) → New York City (residence/work)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Poetry editor
- Active Years
- 1972-2004
- Affiliations
- Poets House (board member), Tin House (poetry editor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassar College | Undergraduate (BA) | — | BA | 1968–1972 | United States |
| New York University | Graduate (MA) | — | MA | 1983–1985 | United States |
Vassar College
Undergraduate (BA)
Degree:
BA
Period:
1968–1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
New York University
Graduate (MA)
Degree:
MA
Period:
1983–1985
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | National Poetry Series | Afterwords / Afterwards | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
National Poetry Series
1984
Work:
Afterwords / Afterwards
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Afterwards
1985 PoetryA collection of poems that delicately treats personal memory and fragments of everyday life. Includes short lyrics and prose poems addressing loss, time, and interiority.
memorylossdomestic life
Bibliography
- Afterwards. New York: Persea Books. 1985.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and condensed voicemodern attention to detail
- Recurring Motifs
- fragments of memorydomestic scenespassage of time
Legacy
Amy Bartlett was the 1984 National Poetry Series winner and worked as a poetry editor. Her papers are held at Vassar College and contribute to studies of contemporary poetry and editorial practice.
Archives
- Vassar College Special Collections (Amy Bartlett Papers)
Trivia
- Won the 1984 National Poetry Series (for Afterwords/Afterwards).
- Served on the board of Poets House.
- Worked as poetry editor for Tin House.
- Her papers are held by Vassar College Special Collections.