Poets' Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2003) Winner
Betty Adcock
ベティ・アドコック
Betti Adokku
Aliases:
Elizabeth Sharp Adcock
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1938-09-16 （San Augustine, Texas）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Augustine, Texas → North Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, Meredith College, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Kalamazoo College, Duke University, North Carolina State University
- Nominations
- Finalist for Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Goddard College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| North Carolina State University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Texas Tech University
Country:
United States
Attended, no degree
Goddard College
Country:
United States
Attended, no degree
North Carolina State University
Country:
United States
Attended, no degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | winner |
| 2003 | Poets' Prize | Intervale: New and Selected Poems | — | — | winner |
| 1996 | North Carolina Award for Literature | — | — | State of North Carolina | winner |
| 1996 | Texas Institute of Letters Prize | — | — | Texas Institute of Letters | winner |
| 1998 | Sam Ragan Award in Fine Arts | — | — | — | winner |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | winner |
| 1988 | State of North Carolina Artist Fellowship in Poetry | — | — | State of North Carolina | winner |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2002
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
winner
Poets' Prize
2003
Work:
Intervale: New and Selected Poems
Result:
winner
North Carolina Award for Literature
1996
Organization:
State of North Carolina
Result:
winner
Texas Institute of Letters Prize
1996
Organization:
Texas Institute of Letters
Result:
winner
Sam Ragan Award in Fine Arts
1998
Result:
winner
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
winner
State of North Carolina Artist Fellowship in Poetry
1988
Organization:
State of North Carolina
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Intervale: New and Selected Poems
2001 PoetryCollection of new and selected poems influenced by landscapes of Texas and the South.
LandscapeSouthern cultureNature
Bibliography
- Walking out: Poems
- Nettles: Poems
- Beholdings: Poems
- The Difficult Wheel: Poems
- Intervale: New and Selected Poems
- Slantwise: Poems
- Widow Poems
- Rough Fugue
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Self-taught poetic styleSouthern imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- Landscapes of West and Deep SouthFamilyLoss
Legacy
Known as a self-taught poet from the American South, author of several poetry collections, recipient of major literary awards, and educator.