Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2000) Winner
Carl Dennis
カール・デニス
Kāru Denisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-09-17 （St. Louis, Missouri）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- St. Louis, Missouri → Buffalo, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, College professor
- Active Years
- 1974-2022
- Affiliations
- University at Buffalo, Warren Wilson College
- Influenced By
- William Stafford, Louis Simpson
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Chicago | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Minnesota | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | English literature | MA, PhD | — | United States |
Oberlin College
Country:
United States
University of Chicago
Country:
United States
University of Minnesota
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1961
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
English literature
Degree:
MA, PhD
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | Practical Gods | Poetry | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1988 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
2002
Work:
Practical Gods
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1984
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry
1988
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
2000
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 83 (2002) Winner
Works
Major Works
Practical Gods
2001 PoetryA collection of poems exploring practical gods in everyday life.
Quotidian lifeGuardian angelsUnexpected possibilities
Bibliography
- A House of My Own
- Climbing Down
- Signs and Wonders
- The Near World
- The Outskirts of Troy
- Meetings with Time
- Ranking the Wishes
- Practical Gods
- Poetry as Persuasion, an Essay for Writers
- New and Selected Poems, 1974-2004
- Unknown Friends
- Callings
- Another Reason
- Night School
- Earthborn
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Plainspoken dramatic monologueQuiet and straightforward languagePublic poetry that sounds private
- Recurring Motifs
- Quotidian middle-class lifeGuardian angels and domestic deitiesMissed opportunities and divine grief
Legacy
American poet known for winning the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry with Practical Gods. Acclaimed for his poetry depicting everyday life with vibrancy.
Quotes
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The difference between what is / And what could have been will remain alive for him / Even after you cease existing...
Source: The God Who Loves You (Practical Gods) (2001)
Trivia
- Brother of composer Robert Dennis.