Poets' Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2009) Winner
Ellen Bryant Voigt
エレン・ブライアント・ヴォイト
Ellen Bryant Voigt
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1943-05-09 （Chatham, Virginia, U.S.）
- Died
- 2025-10-23 age 82
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chatham, Virginia → Danville / Chatham area, Virginia → Cabot, Vermont
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Educator
- Active Years
- 1976-2025
- Affiliations
- M.I.T., Goddard College, Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, Academy of American Poets (elected Chancellor)
- Memberships
- Academy of American Poets
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Converse University (Converse College) | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | Creative Writing (MFA program) | MFA | — | United States |
Converse University (Converse College)
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
BA awarded (year unknown)
University of Iowa
Creative Writing (MFA program)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA (year unknown)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | MacArthur Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Poet Laureate of Vermont | — | — | State of Vermont | 任命（1999–2002） |
| 2002 | National Book Award (finalist) | Shadow of Heaven | — | National Book Foundation | 最終候補 |
| 1995 | National Book Critics Circle Award (finalist) | Kyrie | — | National Book Critics Circle | 最終候補 |
| 2008 | Pulitzer Prize (finalist) | Messenger | — | The Pulitzer Prizes | 最終候補 |
| 2001 | Academy of American Poets Fellowship | — | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 2002 | O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize | — | — | Folger Shakespeare Library (sponsor) | 受賞 |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship / Grant | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 助成 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 助成 |
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞（詳細年不明） |
MacArthur Fellowship
2015
Organization:
MacArthur Foundation
Result:
受賞
Poet Laureate of Vermont
1999
Organization:
State of Vermont
Result:
任命（1999–2002）
National Book Award (finalist)
2002
Work:
Shadow of Heaven
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
最終候補
National Book Critics Circle Award (finalist)
1995
Work:
Kyrie
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
最終候補
Pulitzer Prize (finalist)
2008
Work:
Messenger
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
最終候補
Academy of American Poets Fellowship
2001
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize
2002
Organization:
Folger Shakespeare Library (sponsor)
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship / Grant
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
助成
National Endowment for the Arts grant
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
助成
Pushcart Prize
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞（詳細年不明）
Awards & Nominations
Arthur Rense Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
Claiming Kin
1976 PoetryAn early collection of poems exploring family, origins and relationships; represents Voigt's early poetic voice.
familyoriginsrelationships
The Forces of Plenty
1983 PoetryA mid-career collection centered on abundance and the forces present in everyday life.
everyday lifenatureabundance
The Lotus Flowers: Poems
1987 PoetryA collection notable for its symbolism and vivid natural imagery.
naturesymbolismspirituality
Two Trees
1992 PoetryWorks that experiment with metaphor and form.
formmetaphormemory
Kyrie
1995 PoetryA collection exploring religious motifs, penitence, and personal redemption; a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
religionforgivenesspersonal redemption
Shadow of Heaven
2002 PoetryA mature collection demonstrating Voigt's developed voice; finalist for the National Book Award.
beingnatureloss
Messenger: New and Selected Poems 1976-2006
2008 PoetryA selection of work from three decades combined with new poems; a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
retrospectvoicetime
The Flexible Lyric
2011 Essays (craft)A collection of essays on poetic craft discussing form, freedom, and the elasticity of the lyric.
poeticsformlyric
Headwaters: Poems
2013 PoetryA poetry collection centered on images of water and headwaters.
wateroriginsnature
Collected Poems
2023 PoetryA retrospective compilation of poems spanning her career.
retrospectivecollected works
Bibliography
- Claiming Kin (1976)
- The Forces of Plenty (1983)
- The Lotus Flowers: Poems (1987)
- Two Trees (1992)
- Kyrie (1995)
- Shadow of Heaven (2002)
- Messenger: New and Selected Poems 1976-2006 (2008)
- The Flexible Lyric (2011) (essays)
- Headwaters: Poems (2013)
- Collected Poems (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- combines formal rigor with lyrical flexibilitya cool, unflinching gaze at harsh realitiesclear diction that utilizes silence and restraint
- Recurring Motifs
- nature (notably water and trees)family and originsloss and redemption
Legacy
A significant voice in contemporary American poetry, noted for balancing form and feeling and for pioneering low-residency MFA education. Widely honored and influential as both poet and teacher.
Academic Societies
- Academy of American Poets
Trivia
- In 1976 she developed and directed one of the nation's first low-residency MFA programs in Creative Writing at Goddard College.
- Her husband Francis (Fran) Voigt, an administrator at Goddard College, died in 2018.
- One of her children is Will Voigt.
- Her collections have been finalists for several major awards including the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.