James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (1994) Winner
Brigit Pegeen Kelly
ブリジット・ピージーン・ケリー
Brigit Pegeen Kelly
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951 （Palo Alto, California, USA）
- Died
- 2016-10-14 （Urbana, Illinois, USA） age 65
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Southern Indiana (grew up) → Central Illinois (lived much of adult life)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor
- Active Years
- 1986-2016
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Creative Writing, Professor), University of California, Irvine (Faculty), Purdue University (Faculty), Warren Wilson College (Faculty)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets | — | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Pulitzer Prize (Poetry) | The Orchard | Poetry | Pulitzer Prize | ファイナリスト |
| 2005 | National Book Critics Circle Award (Poetry) | The Orchard | Poetry | National Book Critics Circle | ファイナリスト |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Times Book Award (Poetry) | The Orchard | Poetry | Los Angeles Times | ファイナリスト |
| 2005 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2000 | James Merrill House Fellowship | — | — | James Merrill House | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Witter Bynner Poetry Prize | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Poetry) | Song | Poetry | Los Angeles Times | ファイナリスト |
| 1994 | Lamont Poetry Prize (James Laughlin Award) | Song | Poetry | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Yale Younger Poets Award | To the Place of Trumpets | Poetry | Yale University Press / Yale Younger Poets | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Discovery/The Nation Poetry Prize | — | — | The Nation | 受賞 |
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
2008
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2006
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize (Poetry)
2005
Work:
The Orchard
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize
Result:
ファイナリスト
National Book Critics Circle Award (Poetry)
2005
Work:
The Orchard
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
ファイナリスト
Los Angeles Times Book Award (Poetry)
2005
Work:
The Orchard
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
ファイナリスト
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
2005
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
James Merrill House Fellowship
2000
Organization:
James Merrill House
Result:
受賞
Witter Bynner Poetry Prize
1999
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
1996
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Poetry)
1995
Work:
Song
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
ファイナリスト
Lamont Poetry Prize (James Laughlin Award)
1994
Work:
Song
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Yale Younger Poets Award
1986
Work:
To the Place of Trumpets
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Yale University Press / Yale Younger Poets
Result:
受賞
Discovery/The Nation Poetry Prize
1986
Organization:
The Nation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1996) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Orchard
2004 PoetryA collection of poems dense with imagery exploring nature, loss and memory, where everyday life intersects with mythic elements.
NatureLossMemoryMyth
Song
1995 PoetryA collection featuring symbolic imagery and a quiet voice, addressing family, place, and loss.
FamilyPlaceLoss
To the Place of Trumpets
1988 PoetryHer early collection of poems characterized by symbolism and narrative quality; it earned the Yale Younger Poets recognition.
SymbolismNarrativeNature
Poems: Song and The Orchard
2008 Poetry (Collected)A collected volume containing her major collections, allowing comparison across periods of her work.
MetaphorNatureLoss
Bibliography
- To the Place of Trumpets (1988)
- Song (1995)
- The Orchard (2004)
- Poems: Song and The Orchard (2008)
- Iskandariya (chapbook, 2007)
- Black Swan (chapbook, 2005)
- Mt. Angel (chapbook, 1983)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Imagery-driven, symbolic styleWeaves mythic and folkloric elementsRestrained lyricism
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureLossFamilyMyth
Legacy
Brigit Pegeen Kelly was highly regarded for her image-rich poetry and is considered an important voice in contemporary American poetry. She received and was shortlisted for multiple major awards and influenced students as a teacher of poetry.
Academic Societies
- Academy of American Poets (associated)
Trivia
- She was intensely private; little is widely known about her personal life.
- Born in Palo Alto but raised in southern Indiana; she lived much of her adult life in central Illinois.
- Collections Song and The Orchard received significant critical recognition and multiple award nominations.