Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2012) Winner
Debora Greger
デボラ・グレガー
Debora Greger
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Walsenburg, Colorado, United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Gainesville, Florida (residence) → Cambridge, England (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, visual artist, professor
- Active Years
- 1974-
- Affiliations
- University of Florida (Professor of English and Creative Writing), Harn Museum of Art (Poet in Residence), Fine Arts Work Center (Fellow), Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (Fellow)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop (University of Iowa) | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of Washington
Country:
United States
Details of degree(s) not clearly specified in public sources
Iowa Writers' Workshop (University of Iowa)
Country:
United States
Attended the acclaimed creative writing program; specific degree not stated
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry | — | — | Award administered by the University of South Carolina (Aiken Taylor award) | Winner |
| 2004 | John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence | — | — | Centenary College | Winner |
| 1996 | Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | — | — | Administered by the Academy of American Poets/Publishers | Finalist |
| 1991 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Fellowship |
| 1990 | Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters | Winner |
| 1988 | Brandeis University Poetry Award | — | — | Brandeis University | Winner |
| 1987 | Peter I.B. Lavan Award | — | — | Academy of American Poets | Winner |
| 1987 | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Fellowship |
| 1985 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Fellowship |
| 1982 | Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship | — | — | Amy Lowell Trust | Scholarship |
| 1979 | "Discovery"/The Nation Poetry Prize | — | — | The Nation | Winner |
| 1977 | Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship (Provincetown) | — | — | Fine Arts Work Center | Fellowship |
| 1974 | Grolier Prize in Poetry | — | — | Grolier Poetry Book Shop (associated prize) | Winner |
| — | Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Ingram Merrill Foundation | Fellowship |
Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry
2012
Organization:
Award administered by the University of South Carolina (Aiken Taylor award)
Result:
Winner
John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence
2004
Organization:
Centenary College
Result:
Winner
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
1996
Organization:
Administered by the Academy of American Poets/Publishers
Result:
Finalist
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1991
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Fellowship
Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
1990
Organization:
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
Result:
Winner
Brandeis University Poetry Award
1988
Organization:
Brandeis University
Result:
Winner
Peter I.B. Lavan Award
1987
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
Winner
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
1987
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
Fellowship
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1985
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Fellowship
Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship
1982
Organization:
Amy Lowell Trust
Result:
Scholarship
"Discovery"/The Nation Poetry Prize
1979
Organization:
The Nation
Result:
Winner
Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship (Provincetown)
1977
Organization:
Fine Arts Work Center
Result:
Fellowship
Grolier Prize in Poetry
1974
Organization:
Grolier Poetry Book Shop (associated prize)
Result:
Winner
Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship
Organization:
Ingram Merrill Foundation
Result:
Fellowship
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Movable Islands
1980 PoetryAn early collection focusing on lyrical poems about nature and personal memory.
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Blank Country
1985 Poetry (limited edition chapbook)A limited-edition chapbook featuring concise, image-driven poems.
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And
1985 PoetryA collection from Princeton University Press notable for metaphor and refined imagery.
imageryrelationships
The 1002nd Night
1990 PoetryA Princeton University Press collection that incorporates mythic and narrative motifs.
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Off-Season at the Edge of the World
1994 PoetryA University of Illinois Press volume that contemplates margins and solitude.
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Desert Fathers, Uranium Daughters
1996 PoetryPoems weaving desert landscapes with human history and environmental concerns.
environmenthistorysense of place
God
2001 PoetryA collection exploring faith, imagery, and portraiture suggested by its title.
faithportraitimagery
Western Art
2004 PoetryA collection attentive to artworks and observational poetics.
artobservationlandscape
Men, Women, and Ghosts
2008 PoetryPoems that question gender, relationships, and the shadows of the past.
genderrelationshipsmemory
By Herself
2012 PoetryA collection focusing on selfhood, solitude, and aspects of femininity.
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In Darwin's Room
2017 PoetryA recent collection interweaving motifs of science, evolution, and observation.
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Bibliography
- Movable Islands (1980)
- Cartography (1980, chapbook)
- Blank Country (1985, chapbook)
- And (1985)
- The 1002nd Night (1990)
- Off-Season at the Edge of the World (1994)
- Desert Fathers, Uranium Daughters (1996)
- God (2001)
- Western Art (2004)
- Men, Women, and Ghosts (2008)
- By Herself (2012)
- In Darwin's Room (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- painterly imagery and observational styleconcise, lyrical expression
- Recurring Motifs
- nature and landscapememory and timeart and visual imageryfaith and myth
Legacy
Debora Greger is known for work that intersects poetry and visual art; through long academic service and multiple fellowships and awards she has influenced contemporary American poetry. Her work is noted for observational, painterly imagery and has been anthologized in major collections.
Museums
- Harn Museum of Art Gainesville, Florida, United States
Trivia
- Her poems have been included in The Best American Poetry six times.
- Served as Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Florida (retired) and works as Poet in Residence at the Harn Museum of Art.
- Her life partner is poet and critic William Logan.