Whiting Awards
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Edition 21 (2005) Winner
Dana Levin
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Dana Levin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1965-01-01 （Los Angeles, CA）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Los Angeles, CA → Saint Louis, Missouri
Career
- Occupations
- poet, creative writing teacher
- Active Years
- 1999-2022
- Affiliations
- Maryville University, Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitzer College | — | Creative Writing | — | — | United States |
| New York University | — | Creative Writing Program | — | — | United States |
Pitzer College
Creative Writing
Country:
United States
New York University
Creative Writing Program
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | National Endowment for the Arts Grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2000 | John C. Zacharis First Book Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry | In the Surgical Theatre | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award | — | — | Rona Jaffe Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Witter Bynner Fellowship | — | — | Library of Congress | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Whiting Award | — | poetry | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | poetry | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
1999
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
John C. Zacharis First Book Award
2000
Result:
受賞
PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry
2003
Work:
In the Surgical Theatre
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
2004
Organization:
Rona Jaffe Foundation
Result:
受賞
Witter Bynner Fellowship
2004
Organization:
Library of Congress
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
2005
Category:
poetry
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2007
Category:
poetry
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
In the Surgical Theatre
1999 PoetryDana Levin's first book of poetry.
Wedding Day
2005 PoetrySky Burial
2011 PoetryReviewed by The New Yorker as 'utterly her own, and utterly riveting.'
Banana Palace
2016 PoetryNow Do You Know Where You Are
2022 PoetryBibliography
- In the Surgical Theatre (1999)
- Wedding Day (2005)
- Sky Burial (2011)
- Banana Palace (2016)
- Now Do You Know Where You Are (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- push beyond conventionsurprise us
Legacy
Her work is praised as 'utterly her own, and utterly riveting' by The New Yorker, and the LA Times notes her extravagant poems that surprise.
Quotes
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Dana Levin's poems are extravagant...her mind keeps making unexpected connections and the poems push beyond convention...they surprise us.
Source: Los Angeles Times -
utterly her own, and utterly riveting.
Source: The New Yorker (2011)