Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2010) Winner
D. A. Powell
ダグラス・エー・パウエル
Dagurasu A. Paueru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-05-16 （Albany, Georgia, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Olivehurst, California (childhood) → Santa Rosa, California (student/early adult) → San Francisco, California (academic/work)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, University professor
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- Columbia University, Sonoma State University, San Francisco State University, Harvard University (Briggs-Copeland Lecturer), University of San Francisco (English Department)
- Nominations
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Cocktails) - Finalist, National Poetry Series (Lunch) - Finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindhurst High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Sonoma State University | — | — | 学士・修士 | 1980s–1993 | United States |
| University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop) | — | Creative writing (Workshop) | MFA | 1994–1996 | United States |
Lindhurst High School
Country:
United States
Sonoma State University
Degree:
学士・修士
Period:
1980s–1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Earned a bachelor's degree in 1991 and a master's in 1993
University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop)
Creative writing (Workshop)
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1994–1996
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
Graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1996 and began career as poet and professor
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award | Chronic | — | Claremont Graduate University | 受賞 |
| 2012 | National Book Critics Circle Award (Poetry) | Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys | 詩 | National Book Critics Circle | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Northern California Book Award | Chronic | — | Northern California Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2009 | California Book Award | Chronic | — | California Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2019 | John Updike Award | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| — | Poetry Society of America — Lyric Poetry Award | — | — | Poetry Society of America | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts (grant) | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 助成 |
| — | Paul Engle Fellowship | — | — | Paul Engle Fellowship | 受賞 |
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
2010
Work:
Chronic
Organization:
Claremont Graduate University
Result:
受賞
National Book Critics Circle Award (Poetry)
2012
Work:
Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys
Category:
詩
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
受賞
Northern California Book Award
2009
Work:
Chronic
Organization:
Northern California Book Awards
Result:
受賞
California Book Award
2009
Work:
Chronic
Organization:
California Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2011
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
John Updike Award
2019
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Poetry Society of America — Lyric Poetry Award
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts (grant)
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
助成
Paul Engle Fellowship
Organization:
Paul Engle Fellowship
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tea
1998 PoetryEarly collection showcasing Powell's initial experimental style and themes.
identityeveryday imagery
Lunch
2000 PoetryMid-period collection mixing cultural references; was a finalist for the National Poetry Series.
popular culturerelationships
Cocktails
2004 PoetryA collection that moves between pop culture and private subjects; finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
pop culturehumor and puns
Chronic
2009 PoetryPart of a trilogy addressing AIDS; a collection that portrays personal and social grief. Winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and regional book awards.
AIDS/illnesslossreligious inquiry
Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys
2012 PoetryA collection incorporating broader themes and techniques; won the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award.
coming of agecultural criticismreligiosity
Bibliography
- Tea (1998)
- Lunch (2000)
- Cocktails (2004)
- Chronic (2009)
- Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys (2012)
- By Myself: An Autobiography (2009, Prose)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Experimental yet accessible poetic styleDistinctive typographic choices (e.g., avoiding capitalization at sentence starts)Use of puns and rhetorical play
- Recurring Motifs
- references to popular culture (movies, music)religious motifsAIDS and illnessloss and recovery
Legacy
D. A. Powell is an important contemporary American poet whose experimental techniques combined with accessibility have made a significant impact. Through major awards and academic positions, he has continued to influence contemporary poetry discourse.
Museums
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (Emory University: D.A. Powell papers) Emory University (near Atlanta, Georgia)
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (award-related)
Archives
- D.A. Powell papers held at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (Emory University)
Quotes
-
No accessible poet of his generation is half as original, and no poet as original is this accessible.
Source: The New York Times (critic Stephen Burt) (2004)
Trivia
- Won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, valued at about $100,000 (2010).
- Early poems often lacked titles; the first lines served as working titles.
- Uses distinctive typographic habits such as avoiding capitalization at the start of sentences.