James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1968) Winner
Jane Cooper
ジェーン・クーパー
Jēn Kūpā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1924-10-09 （Atlantic City, New Jersey）
- Died
- 2007-10-26 （Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania） age 83
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1960-2007
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Award in Literature, American Academy of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Maurice English Poetry Award | — | — | Maurice English Poetry Award | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Shelley Memorial Award | — | — | Shelley Memorial Award | 受賞 |
| — | Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College Fellowship | — | — | Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College | フェローシップ |
| 1960 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Ingram Merrill Award | — | — | Ingram Merrill Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | フェローシップ |
| 1968 | Lamont Poetry Prize | The Weather of Six Mornings | — | The Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
Award in Literature, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Maurice English Poetry Award
1985
Organization:
Maurice English Poetry Award
Result:
受賞
Shelley Memorial Award
1977
Organization:
Shelley Memorial Award
Result:
受賞
Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College Fellowship
Organization:
Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College
Result:
フェローシップ
Guggenheim Fellowship
1960
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Ingram Merrill Award
Organization:
Ingram Merrill Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
フェローシップ
Lamont Poetry Prize
1968
Work:
The Weather of Six Mornings
Organization:
The Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Weather of Six Mornings
1969 PoetryA collection blending youthful observation and personal memory, focusing on women's perspectives and the textures of everyday life. Selected for the Lamont Poetry Prize.
Women's experiencesMemoryEveryday detail
Maps and Windows
1974 PoetryA poetry collection that uses landscapes and inner maps as metaphors, characterized by shifting points of view and close observation.
Self-awarenessLandscapeObservation
Scaffolding: Selected Poems
1993 Poetry (Selected)A selected poems volume compiling work from across her career, offering a retrospective view.
ReminiscenceTimeWomen's lives
Green Notebook, Winter Road
1994 PoetryA collection combining private notes and poetic reflection. It was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.
Personal recordSeasonsLoss and recovery
Flashboat: Poems Collected and Reclaimed
1999 Poetry (Collected)A retrospective collection that gathers and reclaims major poems from early to late in her career.
RetrospectFemale perspectiveTime
Bibliography
- The Weather of Six Mornings (1969)
- Maps and Windows (1974)
- Scaffolding: Selected Poems (1993)
- Green Notebook, Winter Road (1994)
- Flashboat: Poems Collected and Reclaimed (1999)
- Extended Outlooks: The Iowa Review Collection of Contemporary Women Writers (ed., 1982)
- The Sanity of Earth and Grass: Complete Poems of Robert Winner (ed., 1994)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Direct, intimate voiceSharp observation of everyday detailCalm lyricism combined with measured observation
- Recurring Motifs
- Women's experienceFamilyMemoryHome and domestic life
Legacy
Jane Cooper is recognized for poems that foreground women's perspectives and vivid everyday detail, and is regarded as an important American poet of the late 20th century. She received multiple fellowships and awards and contributed through editing and teaching activities.
Quotes
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A poet of women's lives.
Source: The New York Times (obituary) (2007)
Trivia
- Green Notebook, Winter Road was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.
- Received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1960.