Kate Tufts Discovery Award
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Edition 17 (2010) Winner
Beth Bachmann
ベス・バックマン
Besu Bakkuman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Near Philadelphia (birth/early life) → Nashville, Tennessee (Vanderbilt University, residence/work)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer in Residence / University Instructor
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University (Writer in Residence, teaches in MFA program)
- Influenced By
- Alice Fulton (comparatively mentioned)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Concordia University (Montreal) | — | — | — | — | Canada |
Johns Hopkins University
Country:
United States
Source indicates she was educated at this university
Concordia University (Montreal)
Country:
Canada
Source indicates she was educated at this university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Guggenheim Fellowship | "Cease" (poetry project) | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Poetry Society of America Alice Fay di Castagnola Award | Do Not Rise | — | Poetry Society of America | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Kate Tufts Discovery Award | Temper | — | Kate Tufts Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2008 | AWP Donald Hall Poetry Prize | — | — | Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2016
Work:
"Cease" (poetry project)
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Poetry Society of America Alice Fay di Castagnola Award
2011
Work:
Do Not Rise
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
受賞
Kate Tufts Discovery Award
2010
Work:
Temper
Organization:
Kate Tufts Foundation
Result:
受賞
AWP Donald Hall Poetry Prize
2008
Organization:
Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Do Not Rise
2015 PoetryA 2015 collection of poems addressing personal loss, memory, and trauma.
lossmemorytrauma
Temper
2009 PoetryDebut collection that includes poems concerning the 1993 murder of the author's sister (an unsolved crime) and the ramifications of that event.
violencelossfamilymystery
Evasion
2008 Chapbook (Poetry)A 2008 chapbook containing shorter poems.
evasionmemory
Bibliography
- Do Not Rise (2015)
- Temper (2009)
- Evasion (2008, Black Warrior Review Chapbook Series)
- Poems and pieces published in AGNI, American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review, Antioch Review, Prairie Schooner, Blackbird, Tin House, Ploughshares, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- condensed poetic expressionrestrained narration with implied violenceconnects personal experience to universal themes
- Recurring Motifs
- loss and mourningfragments of memoryfamily specters
Legacy
Recognized for transforming personal tragedy into universal poetic reflection; critics praise her tense style and emotional depth. She contributes to contemporary poetry both through her publications and by teaching creative writing at the graduate level.
Quotes
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Bachmann’s poems grabbed me because of their violence—often implied, a sense of foreboding beneath the surface. A beautiful unease suffuses these poems.
Source: D. A. Powell (review) (2010) -
Bachmann is able... to connect her personal grief and tragedy to the whole tradition of English (and Western) verse and to the poetic impulse itself to make beauty out of sorrow.
Source: A. E. Stallings (review) (2015)
Trivia
- Her debut collection Temper concerns the 1993 unsolved murder of her sister.
- She teaches each fall in the MFA program at Vanderbilt University.
- Official website: http://www.bethbachmann.com/