Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2004) Winner
Catherine Barnett
キャサリン・バーネット
Catherine Barnett
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Educator
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Affiliations
- New York University (graduate and undergraduate writing programs), Hunter College (MFA Program), Princeton University (visiting/lecturer), The New School (faculty), Barnard College (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| Warren Wilson College (MFA Program for Writers) | — | — | M.F.A. | — | United States |
Princeton University
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
Warren Wilson College (MFA Program for Writers)
Degree:
M.F.A.
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Award in Literature (American Academy of Arts and Letters) | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Golden Dozen Teaching Award (NYU) | — | — | New York University | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Four Quartets Prize (Finalist) | — | — | Four Quartets Prize | 最終候補 |
| 2018 | Believer Book Award | Human Hours | — | The Believer | 受賞 |
| 2012 | James Laughlin Award | The Game of Boxes | — | Academy of American Poets (James Laughlin Award) | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | フェローシップ |
| 2004 | Whiting Award | — | — | The Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers | — | — | Unknown/Glasgow Prize organizers | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Beatrice Hawley Award | Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced | — | Alice James Books | 受賞 |
Award in Literature (American Academy of Arts and Letters)
2022
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Golden Dozen Teaching Award (NYU)
2021
Organization:
New York University
Result:
受賞
Four Quartets Prize (Finalist)
2019
Organization:
Four Quartets Prize
Result:
最終候補
Believer Book Award
2018
Work:
Human Hours
Organization:
The Believer
Result:
受賞
James Laughlin Award
2012
Work:
The Game of Boxes
Organization:
Academy of American Poets (James Laughlin Award)
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2006
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
フェローシップ
Whiting Award
2004
Organization:
The Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers
2004
Organization:
Unknown/Glasgow Prize organizers
Result:
受賞
Beatrice Hawley Award
2003
Work:
Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced
Organization:
Alice James Books
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (2012) Winner
Works
Major Works
Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced
2004 PoetryDebut collection exploring memory, the body, and motifs of absence and holes through layered imagery.
bodyabsencememory
The Game of Boxes
2012 PoetryA collection concerned with structures and relationships, featuring poems that intersect form and emotion.
relationshipsstructureform
Human Hours
2018 PoetryA collection that quietly probes time, everyday life, and human interactions, marked by sensitivity and observation.
timeeveryday lifehuman relationships
Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space
2024 PoetryA recent work that reexamines relations between bodies, space, and existence, posing ontological questions through metaphor and spatial imagery.
bodyspaceontology
Bibliography
- Into Perfect Spheres Such Holes Are Pierced (2004)
- The Game of Boxes (2012)
- Human Hours (2018)
- Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalconceptualimage-driven poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- holesthe bodytimedomestic scenes
Legacy
Regarded as a notable contemporary American poet and educator, she has influenced many younger poets, received multiple prestigious awards, and been widely published in journals and anthologies.
Trivia
- Her poetry was featured in The Best American Poetry 2016.
- She teaches at New York University and also works as an independent editor.