National Poetry Series
1 appearances
James Galvin
ジェームズ・ギャルヴィン
James Galvin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-01-01 （Chicago, Illinois, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Iowa City, Iowa → Wyoming (ranch) → Northern Colorado (raised)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, teacher
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- Iowa Writers' Workshop (faculty), Murray State University (former faculty), Humboldt State University (former faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch College | — | — | BA | 1970s | United States |
| University of Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | — | MFA | 1970s | United States |
Antioch College
Degree:
BA
Period:
1970s
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
United States
University of Iowa Writers' Workshop
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1970s
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United States
Completed the renowned creative writing program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Foundation Award | — | — | Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Lannan Literary Award for Poetry | X: Poems | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Ingram Merrill Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | Los Angeles Times Book Award (finalist) | Resurrection Update: Collected Poems 1975-1997 | — | Los Angeles Times | 最終候補 |
| — | Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize (finalist) | Resurrection Update: Collected Poems 1975-1997 | — | National Poetry Series / Associated organization | 最終候補 |
Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Foundation Award
Organization:
Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Foundation
Result:
受賞
Lannan Literary Award for Poetry
2002
Work:
X: Poems
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship
Organization:
Ingram Merrill Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Award (finalist)
Work:
Resurrection Update: Collected Poems 1975-1997
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
最終候補
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize (finalist)
Work:
Resurrection Update: Collected Poems 1975-1997
Organization:
National Poetry Series / Associated organization
Result:
最終候補
Awards & Nominations
Lannan Literary Awards
3 appearances
-
Edition 147 (2002, held 8 times in year) Fellowship
-
Edition 151 (2002, held 12 times in year) Fellowship
Works
Major Works
Imaginary Timber
1980 PoetryAn early collection of poems focusing on nature, land, and observational lyricism.
naturelandobservation
God's Mistress
1984 PoetryA collection that incorporates religious and ritual imagery, exploring voice and presence.
religionexistenceritual
Elements
1988 PoetryA book of poems contemplating the elemental forces of nature.
natureelementsmemory
Lethal Frequencies
1995 PoetryA collection including more experimental expressions, exploring layered voices.
voiceexperimentationrelationships
Resurrection Update: Collected Poems 1975-1997
1997 Poetry (Collected)A collected volume of poems from 1975 to 1997, surveying his early to mid career.
landtimememory
X: Poems
2003 PoetryA mature collection notable for its exploration of language and form.
languageformpersonal history
As Is
2009 PoetryA collection centered on poems that observe reality as it is.
realityobservationexistence
Everything We Always Knew Was True
2016 PoetryA later collection that consolidates longstanding themes: land, family, and memory.
familylandmemory
The Meadow
1992 Memoir / NonfictionA memoir recounting the hundred-year history of the ranch he owns, centered on land and family.
ranchgenerational historyland
Fencing the Sky
1999 NovelA novel about the destruction of rangelands and accompanying social changes in the western United States, focusing on land management and societal impact.
environmental degradationthe Westsocial change
Bibliography
- Imaginary Timber (1980)
- God's Mistress (1984)
- Elements (1988)
- Lethal Frequencies (1995)
- Resurrection Update: Collected Poems 1975-1997 (1997)
- The Meadow (1992)
- Fencing the Sky (1999)
- X: Poems (2003)
- As Is (2009)
- Everything We Always Knew Was True (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and observational stylemeticulous nature descriptionformal experimentation (later work)
- Recurring Motifs
- land and ranchestime and memoryhuman-nature relationshipfamily history
Legacy
James Galvin is known for poetry and prose rooted in the landscapes and lands of the American West, and has influenced younger writers through long-term teaching at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He has received multiple fellowships and is regarded as an important voice in contemporary American poetry.
Trivia
- Wrote the memoir The Meadow about the hundred-year history of a ranch he owns on the Colorado–Wyoming border.
- Teaches annually at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.
- Received the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry in 2002.
- Born in Chicago in 1951 and raised in Northern Colorado.