American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1982) Winner
E. L. Mayo
イー・エル・メイヨー（エドワード・レスリー・メイヨー）
E. L. Mayo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-07-26 （Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.）
- Died
- 1979-12-04 （Grinnell, Iowa, U.S.） age 75
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. → Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. → Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. → Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. → England and various countries in Europe (residence/travel)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, English professor, author
- Active Years
- 1925-1979
- Affiliations
- Phillips Academy, Andover, Drake University, University of Minnesota, Macalester College, Iowa Wesleyan College
- Influenced
- Roger Weaver, Ben Howard
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates College | — | — | — | 1920年代（在籍） | United States |
| University of Minnesota | — | — | B.A., M.A. | 1929–1936 | United States |
Bates College
Period:
1920年代（在籍）
Country:
United States
Attended; details of degree completion unclear
University of Minnesota
Degree:
B.A., M.A.
Period:
1929–1936
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
United States
B.A. (magna cum laude) 1932, M.A. 1936
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Payne Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 1942 | Oscar Blumenthal Prize (Poetry) | — | Poetry | Chicago literary organization | winner |
| 1953 | Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship | — | — | Amy Lowell Scholarship foundation | recipient (1953–54) |
| 1982 | American Book Award | Collected Poems | — | Before Columbus Foundation | winner |
Payne Prize
1932
Result:
winner
Oscar Blumenthal Prize (Poetry)
1942
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Chicago literary organization
Result:
winner
Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship
1953
Organization:
Amy Lowell Scholarship foundation
Result:
recipient (1953–54)
American Book Award
1982
Work:
Collected Poems
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Summer Unbound, and Other Poems
1958 PoetryA collection of poems focusing on nature and memory, marked by mid‑life observation and restrained lyricism.
naturememorytime
Collected Poems
1982 Poetry (Collected)A posthumous collection assembling major poems from his career.
lifememorylandscape
The Diver: Poems
1999 PoetryA later edited volume including unpublished poems and selections, emphasizing introspection and nature.
introspectionnatureexistence
Bibliography
- Summer Unbound, and Other Poems (1958)
- Formative American Elements in the Work of T.S. Eliot (essay, 1955)
- A Kind of Liberation (criticism, 1970)
- Collected Poems (1982)
- The Diver: Poems (1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, restrained dictiontraditional imagery and occasional formal elements
- Recurring Motifs
- natural descriptionmemory and timequiet moments of everyday life
Health
-
congestive heart failure晩年（詳細不明）Ultimately listed as cause of death; likely affected late‑career health and activity.
Legacy
A mid‑20th century American lyric poet known for restrained, observant verse. He was also an influential teacher and his work has been collected posthumously.
Archives
- Ohio University Press (author page; possible archival holdings)
Trivia
- Early in life he held jobs including brush salesman, music store clerk, hotel waiter, and wine steward in the Bahamas.
- He met his wife Myra Margaret Buchanan Morton after she won a prize in a poetry contest; they married in 1936.