Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2007) Winner
Anne Stevenson
アン・スティーブンソン
An Suti~ībuson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1933-01-03 （Cambridge, England）
- Died
- 2020-09-14 （Durham, England） age 87
- Nationality
- British, American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cambridge (birthplace) → New Haven, Connecticut → Ann Arbor, Michigan → Cambridge, England → Glasgow → Dundee → Oxford → Hay-on-Wye (co-founded The Poetry Bookshop) → Sunderland → Durham (final residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Literary critic
- Active Years
- 1955-2020
- Influenced By
- Charles Stevenson (father), Elizabeth Bishop
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | Music and Languages | Department of Music and Languages | Bachelor's degree | 1950–1954 | United States |
University of Michigan
Music and Languages
/ Department of Music and Languages
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Period:
1950–1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
United States
Began to lose hearing while studying; subsequently turned to writing.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Major Hopwood Award for Poetry | — | — | University of Michigan | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Athena Alumnae Award | — | — | University of Michigan | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Northern Rock Foundation Writer's Award (inaugural) | — | — | Northern Rock Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Neglected Masters Award | — | — | Poetry Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Taylor-Aiken Poet of the Year | — | — | University of the South | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | — | — | University of Michigan | 授与 |
Major Hopwood Award for Poetry
1955
Organization:
University of Michigan
Result:
受賞
Athena Alumnae Award
1990
Organization:
University of Michigan
Result:
受賞
Cholmondeley Award
1995
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Northern Rock Foundation Writer's Award (inaugural)
2002
Organization:
Northern Rock Foundation
Result:
受賞
Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award
2007
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Neglected Masters Award
2007
Organization:
Poetry Foundation
Result:
受賞
Taylor-Aiken Poet of the Year
2007
Organization:
University of the South
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
2008
Organization:
University of Michigan
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Lannan Literary Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 96 (2007, held 2 times in year) Lifetime Achievement Award
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Edition 177 (2007, held 9 times in year) Lifetime Achievement Award
Works
Major Works
Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath
1989 Biography / Literary criticism 320 pagesA biography of Sylvia Plath tracing her life and work; examines Plath's poetry and private life and provoked controversy surrounding biographical writing and its reception.
biographyreassessment of a poetreception and controversy
The Collected Poems of Anne Stevenson, 1955–1995
1996 Poetry 256 pagesA representative collection of poems from her early to middle periods, featuring technically skilled and observant lyric poems.
naturefamilyeveryday observationbody and hearing
Poems 1955–2005
2005 Poetry (selected) 304 pagesA selected volume spanning fifty years of her poetry, including works dealing with hearing loss, family and memory.
lossmemoryidentity
Bibliography
- Living in America: Poems (1965)
- Elizabeth Bishop (criticism, 1966)
- Reversals (poems, 1969)
- Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath (biography, 1989)
- The Collected Poems of Anne Stevenson, 1955–1995 (1996)
- Poems 1955–2005 (2005)
- Stone Milk (2007)
- Astonishment (2012)
- Completing the Circle (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, observational voiceattention to form (use of sonnets and traditional forms)essayistic style incorporating critical perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- hearing and deafnesssea and naturefamily and memorythe figure of the poet / biographical themes
Health
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Hearing loss / deafness学齢後期から生涯にかけてHearing loss affected her life and poetry; several poems address hearing and deafness. She used a hearing aid.
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Heart failure (cause of death)2020Died of heart failure in September 2020.
Legacy
Anne Stevenson was a transatlantic poet and critic known for technically assured, observant poetry and critical works such as her biography of Sylvia Plath. She received lifetime achievement and other awards and influenced subsequent poets and scholars.
Museums
- National Portrait Gallery, London (portraits/photographs) London, UK
Archives
- Poetry Archive (recordings and materials)
- Personal website / collections (fragmentary materials)
In Popular Culture
- Mentioned in features such as The New Yorker series and Guardian reviews; controversy over her Plath biography received wide coverage.
Quotes
-
The sea is as near as we come to another world.
Source: Quoted in Alfred Hickling's review, The Guardian (2004) (2004)
Trivia
- Her father was philosopher Charles Stevenson.
- She originally intended to be a professional musician and studied piano and cello.
- Her biography of Sylvia Plath provoked controversy over biographical methodology and reception.