PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2012) Winner
Deena Metzger
ディーナ・メッツガー
Dīna Metsugā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1936-01-01 （Brooklyn, New York, US）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Topanga, CA
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Healer, Teacher, Feminist scholar
- Active Years
- 1969-
- Affiliations
- California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles Valley College, Woman's Building, Feminist Studio Workshop
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis University | — | Literature | — | 1953-1955 | United States |
| Brooklyn College | — | Literature | — | 1955-1957 | United States |
| UCLA | — | English and American Literature | M.A. | — | United States |
| International College | — | Literature and Women's Culture | PhD | — | — |
Brandeis University
Literature
Period:
1953-1955
Country:
United States
Brooklyn College
Literature
Period:
1955-1957
Country:
United States
Co-editor of literary journal
UCLA
English and American Literature
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United States
Community College Teaching Certificate
International College
Literature and Women's Culture
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1975
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Academic Freedom Award | — | — | California Federation of Teachers | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Writing Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Vesta Award | — | — | Woman's Building | 受賞 |
| 2012 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | La Negra y Blanca | — | PEN Oakland | 受賞 |
Academic Freedom Award
Organization:
California Federation of Teachers
Result:
受賞
Writing Fellowship
1978
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Vesta Award
1982
Organization:
Woman's Building
Result:
受賞
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2012
Work:
La Negra y Blanca
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ruin and Beauty: New and Selected Poems
2009 PoetryNew and selected poems
Ruin and beauty
La Negra y Blanca
2011 NovelA novel
Bibliography
- Skin: Shadows/Silence
- Dark Milk
- The Axis Mundi Poems
- Tree/The Woman Who Slept with Men to Take the War Out of Them
- Looking For The Faces Of God
- What Dinah Thought
- A Sabbath Among The Ruins
- Writing For Your Life
- Tree: Essays & Pieces
- Intimate Nature
- The Other Hand
- Entering the Ghost River
- Doors: A Fiction For Jazz Horn
- From Grief into Vision
- Ruin and Beauty: New and Selected Poems
- Feral
- La Negra y Blanca
- A Rain of Night Birds
- The Burden of Light
- La Vieja: A Journal of Fire
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- FeministExperimental
- Recurring Motifs
- HealingNatureFemale bodyAnti-war
Health
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Breast cancer1977Underwent mastectomy, featured in iconic 'Tree' poster symbolizing survival
Legacy
American feminist writer, poet, and healer known for works spanning healing, feminism, and anti-war themes
In Popular Culture
- 'Tree' poster iconic in breast cancer survivor art
Quotes
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I am no longer afraid of mirrors where I see the sign of the Amazon, the one who shoots arrows. There was a fine line across my chest where a knife entered, but now a branch winds about the scar and travels from arm to heart. Green leaves cover the branch, grapes hang there and a bird appears. What grows in me now is vital and does not cause me harm. I think the bird is singing. I have relinquished some of the scars. I have designed my chest with care given to an illuminated manuscript. I am no longer ashamed to make love. Love is a battle I can win. I have a body of a warrior who does not kill or wound. On the book of my body, I have permanently inscribed a tree.
Source: Tree Poster (1977)
Trivia
- Featured in 1977 'Tree' or 'Warrior' poster post-mastectomy
- Fired in 1969 for teaching on pornography in literature, reinstated by California Supreme Court