American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1990) Winner
Daniela Gioseffi
ダニエラ・ジョセッフィ
Daniera Gioseffi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1941-01-01 （Orange, New Jersey, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Newark, New Jersey (grew up) → Little Falls, New Jersey (schooling) → Brooklyn Heights, New York (residence) → Byram Township, New Jersey (moved in early 1990s)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, performer, educator, editor
- Active Years
- 1961-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic Valley Regional High School | — | — | — | 1955–1959 | United States |
| Montclair State University | English Literature; Speech & Theatre | English | BA | 1959–1963 | United States |
| The Catholic University of America | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (World Drama) | Speech and Theatre | MFA | 1970s (奨学金により在学) | United States |
Passaic Valley Regional High School
Period:
1955–1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
United States
Graduated 1959; served as valedictorian
Montclair State University
English Literature; Speech & Theatre
/ English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1959–1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
United States
Began publishing poetry in campus literary magazine
The Catholic University of America
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (World Drama)
/ Speech and Theatre
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1970s (奨学金により在学)
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United States
Studied World Drama on a National Players scholarship; completed MFA
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | American Book Award | Women on War: International Writings from Antiquity to the Present | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1995 | PEN American Center Short Fiction Prize | — | — | PEN American Center | 受賞 |
| 2007 | John Ciardi Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry | — | Lifetime Achievement | John Ciardi Award | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Lifetime Achievement Award in Education (Association of Italian American Educators) | — | — | Association of Italian American Educators | 受賞 |
| 1971 | New York State Council on the Arts Award | Poem-plays (Care of the Body; The Sea Hag in the Cave of Sleep) | — | New York State Council on the Arts | 受賞 |
American Book Award
1990
Work:
Women on War: International Writings from Antiquity to the Present
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN American Center Short Fiction Prize
1995
Organization:
PEN American Center
Result:
受賞
John Ciardi Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry
2007
Category:
Lifetime Achievement
Organization:
John Ciardi Award
Result:
受賞
Lifetime Achievement Award in Education (Association of Italian American Educators)
2003
Organization:
Association of Italian American Educators
Result:
受賞
New York State Council on the Arts Award
1971
Work:
Poem-plays (Care of the Body; The Sea Hag in the Cave of Sleep)
Organization:
New York State Council on the Arts
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Great American Belly Dance
1977 novel (feminist comedy)A feminist comedy novel exploring women's lives with humor; published by Doubleday and others.
feminismwomen's identity
Eggs in the Lake; Poems
1977 poetryHer first poetry collection, published with support from the New York State Council on the Arts.
naturepersonal historyfemininity
Women on War: International Writings from Antiquity to the Present
1988 edited anthologyAn international anthology compiling writings by women on war from antiquity to the present; won the American Book Award in 1990.
warwomen's perspectiveshistory and memory
Blood Autumn: Autunno di sangue, New & Selected Poems
2006 poetry (bilingual edition)A bilingual collection of new and selected poems in English and Italian.
immigrant identitymemorynature
Wild Nights, Wild Nights: The Story of Emily Dickinson's Master Figure
2010 biographical novelA biographical novel exploring figures in Emily Dickinson's life.
poet biographyinner life of women
Bibliography
- Care of the Body; The Sea Hag in the Cave of Sleep (poem-plays), 1971
- The Brooklyn Bridge Poetry Walk (creator/producer), 1971
- The Great American Belly Dance, 1977
- Eggs in the Lake; Poems, 1977
- Earth Dancing; Mother Nature’s Oldest Rite, 1980
- Women on War: International Writings for the Nuclear Age (editor), 1988
- Guide to Northwest Jersey Wildlife: Flora and Fauna, 1994
- Word Wounds and Water Flowers; Poems, 1995
- In Bed with the Exotic Enemy: Stories & Novella, 1995
- Going On; Poems, 2000
- Women on War: International Writings from Antiquity to the Present (updated edition), 2003
- Blood Autumn: Autunno di sangue, New & Selected Poems, 2006
- Emily Dickinson: Lover of Science and Scientist in Dark Days of the Republic (essay)
- Wild Nights, Wild Nights: A Biographical Novel (Emily Dickinson novel), 2010
- Pioneering Italian American Culture: Escaping la Vita Cucina (essays & interviews), 2013
Adaptations
- Author and Activist: The Daniela Gioseffi Story (a biographical documentary)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetic, addressive voice often from a feminist perspectiveoccasionally humorous and political tonebilingual expression (English–Italian)
- Recurring Motifs
- war and women's experiencenature and environmentimmigrant / Italian-American identityBrooklyn and urban landscapes
Legacy
Daniela Gioseffi is a poet, editor and educator whose work—often addressing war from women's perspectives, immigrant identity and nature—has had lasting impact. Her edited anthology Women on War won the American Book Award; her papers are held at Yale's Beinecke Library, and she helped found the Brooklyn Bridge Poetry Walk.
Museums
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Daniela Gioseffi Papers) Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut, USA)
Academic Societies
- Association of Italian American Educators
Archives
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Daniela Gioseffi Papers)
In Popular Culture
- Verses by her are etched in marble on the 7th Avenue Concourse of New York City's Pennsylvania Station
- Founder of the Brooklyn Bridge Poetry Walk, an event that continues as a cultural fundraiser
Trivia
- Her father was an Italian-Albanian (Arbëreshë) immigrant and her mother was a Polish and Russian Jewish war orphan.
- She began work as a civil rights worker and journalist in Selma, Alabama in 1961.
- Women on War was published in 1988, won the American Book Award in 1990, and was reissued in an updated edition in 2003.
- Her papers and correspondence are housed at Yale University's Beinecke Library.
- She founded the Brooklyn Bridge Poetry Walk, which continues as an annual cultural event.