Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2000) Winner
Gjertrud Schnackenberg
ゲルトルード・シュナッケンバーグ
Gjertrud Schnackenberg
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-08-27 （Tacoma, Washington）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Tacoma, Washington (birth) → Massachusetts (education/residence) → St. Louis, Missouri (teaching) → Oxford (visiting fellowship) → Rome (Rome Prize residency)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lecturer), Washington University in St. Louis (lecturer), Smith College (Writer-in-Residence), St Catherine's College, Oxford (visiting fellow), Getty Research Institute (visiting scholar)
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Influenced By
- Dante Alighieri, Classical Greek literature (e.g. Oedipus myth)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holyoke College | — | English / Literature | — | 1971–1975 | United States |
Mount Holyoke College
English / Literature
Period:
1971–1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Griffin Poetry Prize | Heavenly Questions | — | Griffin Poetry Prize | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry | The Throne of Labdacus | 詩 | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Rome Prize in Creative Literature | — | フェローシップ | American Academy in Rome | 受賞 |
| — | Berlin Prize | — | フェローシップ | American Academy in Berlin | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | フェローシップ | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Academy of American Poets Younger Poets Award | — | 詩 | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship | — | 奨学金 | Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Glascock Prize | — | — | Mount Holyoke College | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Glascock Prize | — | — | Mount Holyoke College | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | — | 会員 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 選出 |
Griffin Poetry Prize
2011
Work:
Heavenly Questions
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry
2001
Work:
The Throne of Labdacus
Category:
詩
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
Rome Prize in Creative Literature
1998
Category:
フェローシップ
Organization:
American Academy in Rome
Result:
受賞
Berlin Prize
Category:
フェローシップ
Organization:
American Academy in Berlin
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1987
Category:
フェローシップ
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Academy of American Poets Younger Poets Award
1984
Category:
詩
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship
1984
Category:
奨学金
Organization:
Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship
Result:
受賞
Glascock Prize
1974
Organization:
Mount Holyoke College
Result:
受賞
Glascock Prize
1975
Organization:
Mount Holyoke College
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1996
Category:
会員
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Heavenly Questions
2010 PoetryA recent collection of poems addressing mythic and historical subjects and existential questions, blending symbolism with lyrical intensity.
MythHistoryExistential questionsMemory
The Throne of Labdacus
2000 Long poem / PoetryA work centered on the Oedipus myth and ancient Greek narratives, reinterpreting classical stories in a contemporary poetic voice.
Classical mythFateFamily relationships
Supernatural Love: Poems 1976–2000
2000 PoetryA selection of poems from 1976 to 2000, covering representative works from her early and middle career.
LoveThe supernaturalTime
A Gilded Lapse of Time
1992 PoetryIncludes a section devoted to the life, poetry, and death of Dante; explores historical figures and the passage of time.
Historical figuresTimeLiterary dialogue
The Lamplit Answer
1985 PoetryA mid-career collection featuring poems that balance lyric intensity with formal rigor.
LyricismFormPersonal memory
Portraits and Elegies
1982 PoetryAn early significant collection combining portraiture and elegy to explore memory and loss.
PortraitureLossReminiscence
Bibliography
- Portraits and Elegies
- The Lamplit Answer
- A Gilded Lapse of Time
- Supernatural Love: Poems 1976–1992 / 1976–2000
- The Throne of Labdacus
- Heavenly Questions
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical and allegorical styleHighly structured forms with frequent references to classical texts
- Recurring Motifs
- MythTime and memoryHistorical figuresFate and family
Legacy
Regarded as one of contemporary American poetry's prominent figures; internationally recognized for blending classical subjects with refined linguistic technique and recipient of numerous fellowships and prizes.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Trivia
- She was married to philosopher Robert Nozick until his death in 2002.
- Won the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize for Heavenly Questions.
- Received the Glascock Prize at Mount Holyoke College in 1974 and 1975.