Chancellor's Gold Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 74 (1979) Winner
Jacqueline Osherow
ジャクリーン・オシェロー
Jakuriin Oshero-
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-01-01 （Philadelphia）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Philadelphia → Salt Lake City, Utah
Career
- Occupations
- poet, Distinguished Professor
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Utah
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe College | — | — | BA magna cum laude | — | United States |
| Princeton University | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
Radcliffe College
Degree:
BA magna cum laude
Country:
United States
Part of Harvard University
Princeton University
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Witter Bynner Poetry Prize | — | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1999 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | Ingram Merrill Foundation fellowship | — | — | Ingram Merrill Foundation | 受賞 |
Witter Bynner Poetry Prize
1990
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1997
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1999
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Ingram Merrill Foundation fellowship
Organization:
Ingram Merrill Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Looking for Angels in New York
1988 Poetry collectionConversations with Survivors
1994 Poetry collectionWith a Moon in Transit
1996 Poetry collectionDead Men's Praise
1999 Poetry collectionThe Hoopoe's Crown
2005 Poetry collectionWhitethorn: Poems
2011 Poetry collectionUltimatum from Paradise: Poems
2014 Poetry collectionMy Lookalike at the Krishna Temple: Poems
2019 Poetry collectionBibliography
- Looking for Angels in New York (1988)
- Conversations with Survivors (1994)
- With a Moon in Transit (1996)
- Dead Men's Praise (1999)
- The Hoopoe's Crown (2005)
- Whitethorn: Poems (2011)
- Ultimatum from Paradise: Poems (2014)
- My Lookalike at the Krishna Temple: Poems (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Jewish poetic traditionlove poetryBiblical poetry
Legacy
American poet and Distinguished Professor at the University of Utah, specializing in love poetry and Biblical poetry.
Quotes
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If I write out of a specific poetic tradition, it is the Jewish poetic tradition, American poet though I am.
Source: Poetry Society of America (1999)