Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 66 (1985) Winner
Carolyn Kizer
キャロリン・キザー
Kyarorin Kizā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1925-12-10 （Spokane, Washington）
- Died
- 2014-10-09 （Sonoma, California） age 88
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Chinese, Urdu
- Residence History
- Spokane, Washington → Washington state → Sonoma, California → Paris
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1961-2001
- Affiliations
- Poetry Northwest, National Endowment for the Arts
- Memberships
- Academy of American Poets
- Influenced By
- Theodore Roethke
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Lawrence College | — | Comparative Mythologies | BA | -1945 | United States |
Sarah Lawrence College
Comparative Mythologies
Degree:
BA
Period:
-1945
Year of Graduation:
1945
Country:
United States
Studied with Joseph Campbell
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | Yin | Poetry | Columbia University | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1985
Work:
Yin
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Yin
1984 PoetryPoetry collection that won the Pulitzer Prize
Feminism
Bibliography
- Cool, Calm, and Collected: Poems 1960-2000
- Pro Femina: A Poem
- Harping On: Poems 1985-1995
- The Nearness of You
- Yin
- Mermaids in the basement: poems for women
Translations by Author
- Carrying Over: Translations from Chinese, Urdu, Macedonian, Hebrew and French-African
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- FeminismMythologyPolitics
- Recurring Motifs
- MythologyFeminismNatural world
Health
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Dementia晩年Cause of death
Legacy
American poet of the Pacific Northwest whose works reflect her feminism. Won Pulitzer Prize in 1985