National Poetry Series
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Barbara Cully
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Barbara Cully
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-01-01 （San Diego, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Diego, California → Tucson, Arizona (University of Arizona)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, University faculty, Editor
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona, Prague Summer Writers' Program (guest instructor)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | National Poetry Series (Open Competition) | The New Intimacy | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| — | Arizona Commission on the Arts Fellowship | — | — | Arizona Commission on the Arts | フェローシップ |
| — | Writer-in-Residence, YMCA Writer's Voice | — | — | YMCA Writer's Voice | 任命 |
National Poetry Series (Open Competition)
1996
Work:
The New Intimacy
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Arizona Commission on the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
Arizona Commission on the Arts
Result:
フェローシップ
Writer-in-Residence, YMCA Writer's Voice
Organization:
YMCA Writer's Voice
Result:
任命
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Desire Reclining
2003 Poetry collectionA poetry collection focusing on intimacy and everyday detail, using fragmentary images and lyrical observation to trace subtle shifts of feeling.
intimacyeveryday lifememory
The New Intimacy
1997 Poetry collectionWinner of the 1996 National Poetry Series; a collection of poems focusing on the interior life and relations with others.
human relationshipsself-observation
Shoreline Series
1997 Chapbook (poetry)A chapbook published by Kore Press, containing short sequences and fragments of poems.
shorelinefragments
"Night Fishing"; "Organizing a Piece of Cheese"
PoemIndividual poems published in web and journal venues, marked by concise observation and image juxtaposition.
everyday observationhumor and irony
"Repressed Theme"; "You your day..."
PoemShort poems made available in journals and university poetry centers, featuring introspective and fragmentary expression.
introspectionfragments of daily life
Bibliography
- The New Intimacy (1997)
- Shoreline Series (1997, chapbook)
- Desire Reclining (2003)
- Individual poems: "Night Fishing", "Organizing a Piece of Cheese", "Repressed Theme", "You your day..."
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and observational styleuse of fragmentary imagesfocus on everyday detail
- Recurring Motifs
- intimacysmall everyday eventsnature and shoreline imagery
Legacy
Barbara Cully is an American contemporary poet known for poems about everyday detail and intimacy. A National Poetry Series winner, she has contributed to teaching and mentoring through her affiliation with the University of Arizona.
Archives
- Yale LUX collection (related materials)
- SNAC (archival cooperative record)
Trivia
- Born in 1955 in San Diego.
- Has taught poetry at the University of Arizona.
- Winner of the 1996 National Poetry Series.