National Poetry Series
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1988) Winner
Emily Hiestand
エミリー・ハイスタンド
Emiri Haisutando
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947 （Chicago, Illinois, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee (grew up) → Chicago, Illinois (birth) → Boston, Massachusetts (moved 1970)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Essayist, Editor, Graphic designer (early)
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Orion (editor), The Atlantic Monthly (editor)
- Influenced By
- George Starbuck, Jorie Graham
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts, Philadelphia) | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Boston University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts, Philadelphia)
Country:
United States
Studied visual/graphic arts; worked as a graphic designer after graduating
Boston University
Country:
United States
Studied with George Starbuck
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | National Poetry Series | Green the Witch Hazel Wood | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞（選者：ジョリー・グレアム） |
| 1988 | The Nation / Discovery Prize | — | — | The Nation | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Whiting Award | — | — | The Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
National Poetry Series
1988
Work:
Green the Witch Hazel Wood
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞（選者：ジョリー・グレアム）
The Nation / Discovery Prize
1988
Organization:
The Nation
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
1990
Organization:
The Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1990) Winner
Works
Major Works
Green the Witch Hazel Wood
1989 PoetryA collection of poems characterized by delicate language and close observations of nature and everyday life.
natureseasonsmemory
The Very Rich Hours: Travels in Orkney, Belize, the Everglades and Greece
1993 Essays / Travel writing 80 pagesA collection of travel essays visiting several places; focuses on observations of nature and the histories of places.
travelnaturesense of place
Angela the Upside Down Girl: And Other Domestic Travels
1998 EssaysAn essay collection that starts from domestic life and familiar places, marked by humor and attentive observation.
domestic lifeeverydayobservation
The Constant Gardener
2007 EssayAn essay that contemplates place and memory through gardens and gardening.
gardensmemoryplace
Bibliography
- Green the Witch Hazel Wood (poetry, 1989)
- The Very Rich Hours: Travels in Orkney, Belize, the Everglades and Greece (essays, 1993)
- Angela the Upside Down Girl: And Other Domestic Travels (essays, 1998)
- Various essays and poems in magazines (The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Nation, etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, observant prose with poetic languageessayistic approach combining nature description and personal memory
- Recurring Motifs
- nature and seasonal changehome and familiar placestravel and place-memory
Legacy
Emily Hiestand is regarded as a poet and essayist who delicately renders nature and the everyday. A recipient of the National Poetry Series and a Whiting Award, her magazine publications and anthology contributions have influenced contemporary American nature writing and essay forms.
Quotes
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Emily Hiestand stretches the elastic border "around the place we call home," dissolving boundaries imposed by time and geography as she looks beneath the surface of the familiar.
Source: Leslie Chess Feller, The New York Times (Books in Brief) (1999)
Trivia
- Moved to Boston in 1970 and worked as a graphic designer early in her career.
- Has worked as an editor at Orion and The Atlantic.
- Won a Whiting Award in 1990.
- Official website: http://www.ehiestand.com/