American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1998) Winner
Brenda Marie Osbey
ブレンダ・マリー・オスベイ
Burenda Māri Osubei
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-12-12 （New Orleans, Louisiana, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Orleans (birthplace; long-term residence) → Montpellier, France (study) → Los Angeles, CA (taught at UCLA) → Baton Rouge, LA (taught at Louisiana State University)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Educator, Writer
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Loyola University New Orleans, Dillard University, Tulane University (Visiting Writer-in-Residence), Southern University (Scholar-in-Residence), Louisiana State University (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3 | — | — | — | — | France |
| University of Kentucky | — | — | M.A. | — | United States |
Dillard University
Country:
United States
Reported undergraduate studies; specific degree details not widely published
Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3
Country:
France
Studied in Montpellier; specific enrollment period not public
University of Kentucky
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United States
Completed M.A. program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Camargo Foundation Fellow | — | — | Camargo Foundation | Fellowship |
| 1998 | American Book Award | All Saints: New and Selected Poems | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1990 | National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | Fellowship |
| 1984 | Association of Writers & Writing Programs Poetry Award | — | — | Association of Writers & Writing Programs | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Loring-Williams Prize (Academy of American Poets) | — | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Poet Laureate of Louisiana | — | — | State of Louisiana / Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities | 任命（2005–2007） |
Camargo Foundation Fellow
2004
Organization:
Camargo Foundation
Result:
Fellowship
American Book Award
1998
Work:
All Saints: New and Selected Poems
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
1990
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Result:
Fellowship
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Poetry Award
1984
Organization:
Association of Writers & Writing Programs
Result:
受賞
Loring-Williams Prize (Academy of American Poets)
1980
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Poet Laureate of Louisiana
2005
Organization:
State of Louisiana / Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Result:
任命（2005–2007）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
All Saints: New and Selected Poems
1997 PoetryA collection of new and selected poems that engages themes of New Orleans, African American history and spirituality, blending ritual, memory, and urban voices.
MemoryRitual and spiritualityNew Orleans cultureAfrican American history
Desperate Circumstance, Dangerous Woman
1991 Poetry/ProseA collection addressing women's experiences, social pressures, and personal crises, notable for its provocative and forceful voice.
Women's experienceSocial oppressionSelf-expression
In These Houses
1988 PoetryA poetry collection exploring memory and identity through domestic and communal spaces, intersecting personal history with collective narrative.
HomeMemoryCommunity
Ceremony for Minneconjoux
1983 PoetryAn early poetry collection invoking ritual and mythic imagery to touch on cultural and historical memory.
RitualMythHistorical memory
Bibliography
- All Saints: New and Selected Poems (1997)
- Desperate Circumstance, Dangerous Woman (1991)
- In These Houses (1988)
- Ceremony for Minneconjoux (1983)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narrative and lyricalUse of oral rhythms and ritual languageLayered interplay of history and personal memory
- Recurring Motifs
- Memory and heritageReligious and ritual imagerySense of place in New OrleansVoices of Black women
Legacy
Brenda Marie Osbey is an important poet who articulated New Orleans culture and African American history through her work. Serving as Poet Laureate of Louisiana (2005–2007) and active in academia, she has contributed to the vitality of regional culture and holds influence in contemporary Southern poetry.
Academic Societies
- Academy of American Poets (associated via awards)
Trivia
- Born in New Orleans in 1957.
- Served as Poet Laureate of Louisiana from 2005 to 2007.
- Won the American Book Award in 1998.
- Reported to have earned an M.A. from the University of Kentucky.