Dana Award
3 appearances
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Edition 26 (2006) Winner
Camille T. Dungy
カミーユ・ティー・ダンギー
Kamīyu T. Dangī
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1972-01-01 （Denver, Colorado, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Denver (birthplace) → San Francisco (residence/work) → Fort Collins, Colorado (Colorado State University)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor, Editor
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- San Francisco State University (former), Colorado State University (current), Cave Canem (community/organization)
- Nominations
- NAACP Image Award nominee (two-time)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of North Carolina, Greensboro | — | Creative Writing (MFA) | MFA | — | United States |
Stanford University
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
BA obtained; specific major not specified in source material
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Earned an MFA (Creative Writing)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Paul Engle Prize | — | — | Iowa City of Literature (Paul Engle Day and Prize) | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Sustainable Arts Foundations Promise Award | — | — | Sustainable Arts Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2011 | American Book Award | Smith Blue | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2011 | California Book Award (Silver Medal) | Smith Blue | — | Commonwealth Club of California (California Book Awards) | 銀賞 |
| 2011 | Northern California Book Award | Smith Blue | — | Northern California Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Crab Orchard Open Poetry Series | Suck on the Marrow | — | Crab Orchard Review / Southern Illinois University Press | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Dana Award in Poetry | — | — | Dana Awards | 受賞 |
| 2003 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
Paul Engle Prize
2024
Organization:
Iowa City of Literature (Paul Engle Day and Prize)
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2019
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Sustainable Arts Foundations Promise Award
2013
Organization:
Sustainable Arts Foundation
Result:
受賞
American Book Award
2011
Work:
Smith Blue
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
California Book Award (Silver Medal)
2011
Work:
Smith Blue
Organization:
Commonwealth Club of California (California Book Awards)
Result:
銀賞
Northern California Book Award
2011
Work:
Smith Blue
Organization:
Northern California Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Crab Orchard Open Poetry Series
2010
Work:
Suck on the Marrow
Organization:
Crab Orchard Review / Southern Illinois University Press
Result:
受賞
Dana Award in Poetry
2007
Organization:
Dana Awards
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
2003
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Trophic Cascade
2016 PoetryA poetry collection that weaves ecological perspective with personal memory, addressing human-nature relationships, loss, and inheritance.
NatureEcologyMemory
Smith Blue
2011 PoetryA collection exploring loss, consolation, and identity through family history and personal experience.
FamilyLossIdentity
Suck on the Marrow
2010 PoetryA poetry collection blending personal narratives and historical recollection, often examining voice and place.
PlaceHistoryVoice
What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison
2006 PoetryAn early collection of poems characterized by personal and regional memory and close observations of everyday life.
Everyday lifeMemoryRegionalism
Guidebook to Relative Strangers
2017 Essays / Non-fictionA book of essays examining family, community, loss, and memory in public spaces, using personal experience to address broader themes.
FamilyCommunityMemory
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
2023 Non-fictionA non-fiction work that explores a mother's garden, race, memory, and intergenerational connections through the lens of soil and gardening.
MotherhoodSoilRace
Bibliography
- Trophic Cascade (2016)
- Smith Blue (2011)
- Suck on the Marrow (2010)
- What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison (2006)
- Guidebook to Relative Strangers (2017)
- Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden (2023)
- Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry (editor) (2009)
- From the Fishouse (co-editor) (2009)
- Gathering Ground (assistant editor) (2006)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Observational realismEco-poetry perspectiveReflective, lyrical voice
- Recurring Motifs
- Nature/soilMotherhood and familyMemory and lossSense of place
Legacy
Camille T. Dungy is a significant voice in contemporary American poetry, acclaimed for work that intersects nature, ecology, and family history. As an editor she has brought attention to the tradition of African American nature poetry.
Academic Societies
- American Antiquarian Society (fellowship recipient)
Trivia
- In addition to her poetry, she is known for essays and editorial work.
- Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019.
- Edited 'Black Nature', collecting African American nature poetry across centuries.