James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (1996) Winner
David Rivard
デイヴィッド・リヴァード
David Rivard
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Fall River, Massachusetts, US
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Durham, New Hampshire, US
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor of Creative Writing
- Active Years
- 1987-
- Affiliations
- University of New Hampshire (Professor)
- Influenced By
- Jon Anderson, Tess Gallagher, Steve Orlen
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | — | English | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Arizona | — | Creative Writing (M.F.A.) | M.F.A. | — | United States |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
English
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
University of Arizona
Creative Writing (M.F.A.)
Degree:
M.F.A.
Country:
United States
Studied with Jon Anderson, Tess Gallagher and Steve Orlen
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize | Torque | — | Pitt Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| 1996 | James Laughlin Award | Wise Poison | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2017 | PEN New England Award (Poetry) | Standoff | — | PEN New England | 受賞 |
| — | Celia B. Wagner Award | — | — | Poetry Society of America | 受賞 |
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| — | O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize | — | — | O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受給（複数回） |
| — | Massachusetts Arts Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Massachusetts Arts Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship | — | — | Fine Arts Work Center (Provincetown) | 受賞 |
Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
1987
Work:
Torque
Organization:
Pitt Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
James Laughlin Award
1996
Work:
Wise Poison
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2001
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN New England Award (Poetry)
2017
Work:
Standoff
Organization:
PEN New England
Result:
受賞
Celia B. Wagner Award
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize
Organization:
O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受給（複数回）
Massachusetts Arts Foundation Fellowship
Organization:
Massachusetts Arts Foundation
Result:
受賞
Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship
Organization:
Fine Arts Work Center (Provincetown)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Torque
1987 PoetryEarly collection focusing on working-class life, family history, and personal memory.
working-class lifefamilymemory
Wise Poison
1996 PoetryA notable mid-career collection that won the James Laughlin Award in 1996.
personal darknessurban and suburban lifehuman relationships
Bewitched Playground
2000 PoetryPublished in 2000; poems mixing everyday unease with humor.
everyday uneasehumormemory
Sugartown
2006 PoetryPoems that explore local roots and the intersection of regional identity and personal history.
rootsregional identitymemory
Otherwise Elsewhere
2010 PoetryA mature collection emphasizing the sound of language and vivid imagery.
sonic languagelandscape imageryintrospection
Standoff
2016 PoetryA recent major collection that received the 2017 PEN New England Award for Poetry.
conflict and reconciliationmemorypersonal history
Some of You Will Know
2022 PoetryMost recent (2022); continues earlier themes while offering new perspectives.
memorypersonal narrativeregionalism
Bibliography
- Torque
- Wise Poison
- Bewitched Playground
- Sugartown
- Otherwise Elsewhere
- Standoff
- Some of You Will Know
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary poetry blending concrete imagery with lyricismSharp observation and attention to everyday detail
- Recurring Motifs
- familyworking-class lifememory and nostalgia
Legacy
David Rivard is a significant contemporary American poet praised for rendering universal themes through regional and personal memory. He has also influenced younger writers as an educator.
Academic Societies
- Poetry Society of America
Trivia
- Born in Fall River; his father was a firefighter and his great-grandfather was reportedly the first Portuguese policeman in Fall River.
- He is the oldest of four children.
- Holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and an M.F.A. from the University of Arizona (years not specified).
- Studied with Jon Anderson, Tess Gallagher, and Steve Orlen.