Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1926) Winner
Amy Lawrence Lowell
エイミー・ローーレンス・ロウェル
Eimī Rōrensu Rōueru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1874-02-09 （Brookline, Massachusetts）
- Died
- 1925-05-12 （Brookline, Massachusetts） age 51
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brookline, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1902-1925
- Influenced By
- Ezra Pound, Eleonora Duse
- Influenced
- Imagist poets
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | What's O'Clock | — | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1926
Work:
What's O'Clock
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass
1912 PoetryHer first collection of poetry.
NatureBeauty
Sword Blades and Poppy Seed
1914 PoetryIntroduced free verse and polyphonic prose.
ImagismImagery
What's O'Clock
1925 PoetryPosthumously awarded Pulitzer; includes patriotic poem 'Lilacs'.
PatriotismLove
Bibliography
- A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass (1912)
- Sword Blades and Poppy Seed (1914)
- Men, Women and Ghosts (1916)
- What's O'Clock (1925)
Translations by Author
- Fir-Flower Tablets (Chinese poetry reworkings)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ImagismFree versePolyphonic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Lesbian loveNatural imageryPersonification of objects
Health
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Cerebral hemorrhage1925Cause of death.
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Glandular problem causing obesity生涯Caused perpetual overweight.
Legacy
Known as promoter of Imagism; posthumous Pulitzer winner; revived in 1970s women's movement.
In Popular Culture
- Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship established.
Quotes
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The definition of vers libre is: a verse-formal based upon cadence.
Source: Preface to Sword Blades and Poppy Seed (1914)
Trivia
- Publicly smoked cigars.
- Called a 'hippopoetess' by Witter Bynner.
- Romantic partner Ada Dwyer Russell.