Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2002) Winner
David Gewanter
デイヴィッド・ゲワンター
David Gewanter
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington, D.C.
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, University professor, Editor
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Georgetown University
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hopwood Award | — | — | University of Michigan | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Eisner Prize | — | — | University of California, Berkeley | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Academy of American Poets Prize | — | — | University of California, Berkeley | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Levinson Award | — | — | Harvard University | 受賞 |
| 1998 | John C. Zacharis First Book Award | In the Belly | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Witter Bynner Fellowship | — | — | Library of Congress | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | James Laughlin Award | The Sleep of Reason | — | Academy of American Poets | 最終候補 |
| 2004 | Ambassador Book Award | Robert Lowell: Collected Poems (ed.) | — | Ambassador Book Award | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Book of the Year | Robert Lowell: Collected Poems (ed.) | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
Hopwood Award
1980
Organization:
University of Michigan
Result:
受賞
Eisner Prize
1989
Organization:
University of California, Berkeley
Result:
受賞
Academy of American Poets Prize
1990
Organization:
University of California, Berkeley
Result:
受賞
Levinson Award
1994
Organization:
Harvard University
Result:
受賞
John C. Zacharis First Book Award
1998
Work:
In the Belly
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Witter Bynner Fellowship
1999
Organization:
Library of Congress
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
2002
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
James Laughlin Award
2003
Work:
The Sleep of Reason
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
最終候補
Ambassador Book Award
2004
Work:
Robert Lowell: Collected Poems (ed.)
Organization:
Ambassador Book Award
Result:
受賞
Book of the Year
2004
Work:
Robert Lowell: Collected Poems (ed.)
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Ambassador Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2004) Winner
Works
Major Works
In the Belly
1997 PoetryA first book of poems combining personal memory, the body, and political fragments in concise lyric pieces.
MemoryThe bodyPolitics
The Sleep of Reason
2003 PoetryPoems that explore reason and madness, weaving historical images with personal experience.
Reason and madnessHistoryPersonal experience
War Bird
2009 PoetryA collection addressing war and its memories, and fractures between the individual and society.
WarMemorySociety and the individual
Robert Lowell: Collected Poems (editor)
2003 Edited volume / PoetryAn edited collected edition of Robert Lowell's poems, with Gewanter serving as one of the editors.
Modern and contemporary poetryEditing
Bibliography
- In the Belly (1997)
- The Sleep of Reason (2003)
- War Bird (2009)
- Robert Lowell: Collected Poems (ed.) (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Precise, language-attentive lyricismA fusion of traditional poetic forms with contemporary sensibilities
- Recurring Motifs
- War and memoryFamily and personal historyReason versus madness
Legacy
Recognized as an American contemporary poet and editor, known for precise linguistic control and editorial work (notably on Robert Lowell). He contributes to literary education and public poetry forums.
Archives
- Library of Congress
Trivia
- Teaches at Georgetown University.
- Married to writer Joy Young.
- Work has appeared in journals such as Ploughshares.