National Poetry Series
1 appearances
James Richardson
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James Richardson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-01-01 （Garden City, New York, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Garden City, New York → Princeton, New Jersey (taught at Princeton University)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, critic, Professor of English
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Affiliations
- Princeton University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | English | B.A., summa cum laude | 196?–1971 | United States |
| University of Virginia | — | English Literature / Creative Writing | Ph.D. | 1971–1975 | United States |
Princeton University
English
Degree:
B.A., summa cum laude
Period:
196?–1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Graduated summa cum laude
University of Virginia
English Literature / Creative Writing
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1971–1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
Earned Ph.D.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| — | Robert H. Winner Award | — | — | Poetry Society of America | 受賞 |
| — | Cecil Hemley Award | — | — | Poetry Society of America | 受賞 |
| — | Emily Dickinson Award | — | — | Poetry Society of America / Writer Magazine | 受賞 |
| — | NEH Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | フェローシップ |
| — | New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship | — | — | New Jersey State Council on the Arts | フェローシップ |
| 1991 | National Poetry Series | — | — | National Poetry Series | 選出 |
| — | National Book Critics Circle Award (finalist) | Interglacial: New and Selected Poems and Aphorisms | — | National Book Critics Circle | ファイナリスト |
| 2010 | National Book Award (finalist) | By the Numbers | — | National Book Foundation | ファイナリスト |
| 2011 | Jackson Poetry Prize | — | — | Poets & Writers | 受賞 |
Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Robert H. Winner Award
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
受賞
Cecil Hemley Award
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
受賞
Emily Dickinson Award
Organization:
Poetry Society of America / Writer Magazine
Result:
受賞
NEH Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Result:
フェローシップ
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Result:
フェローシップ
National Poetry Series
1991
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
選出
National Book Critics Circle Award (finalist)
Work:
Interglacial: New and Selected Poems and Aphorisms
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
ファイナリスト
National Book Award (finalist)
2010
Work:
By the Numbers
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
ファイナリスト
Jackson Poetry Prize
2011
Organization:
Poets & Writers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Jackson Poetry Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Reservations
1977 PoetryEarly collection demonstrating linguistic precision and attention to form.
linguistic experimentationhuman relationshipsexistence
Second Guesses
1984 PoetryCollection from middle period featuring insightful and sometimes ironic short poems.
ironypersonal memory
As If
1992 PoetryCollection from the early 1990s featuring a light tone and aphoristic fragments.
everyday observationwit
How Things Are
2000 PoetryA 2000 collection focusing on the balance between perception of reality and lyricism.
perceptionthe quotidian
Interglacial: New and Selected Poems and Aphorisms
2004 Poetry & AphorismsRepresentative collection of new and selected poems and aphorisms; received critical attention.
timelanguagereligious themes
By the Numbers
2010 PoetryA collection showing an interest in numeration and form; a 2010 National Book Award finalist.
formnumbersorder and chance
During
2016 PoetryRecent collection showcasing a mature voice and the precision of short poems.
maturityshort lyric
Bibliography
- Reservations (1977)
- Second Guesses (1984)
- As If (1992)
- How Things Are (2000)
- Interglacial: New and Selected Poems and Aphorisms (2004)
- By the Numbers (2010)
- During (2016)
- Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten-Second Essays (2001)
- Thomas Hardy: The Poetry of Necessity (1977, criticism)
- Vanishing Lives: Tennyson, Rossetti, Swinburne and Yeats (1988, criticism)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, aphoristic stylewitty linguistic playprecise attention to form
- Recurring Motifs
- images of clouds and naturemoments of the everydayreligious and metaphysical questions
Legacy
Known for precise linguistic sensibility and aphoristic fragments in contemporary American poetry. His long teaching career and multiple honors have secured critical recognition.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (award recipient)
Archives
- Princeton University Special Collections (possible repository of related materials)
Trivia
- Born January 1, 1950, in Garden City, New York.
- Longtime professor of English and creative writing at Princeton University.
- Graduated Princeton University summa cum laude in 1971; earned Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1975.
- Received the Jackson Poetry Prize in 2011; National Book Award finalist in 2010 for By the Numbers.