Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2010) Winner
Jane Springer
ジェーン・スプリンガー
Jein Supuringā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lawrenceburg, Tennessee → Clinton, New York (Hamilton College)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Associate Professor
- Active Years
- 2006-2024
- Affiliations
- Hamilton College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University | — | Creative Writing | PhD | — | United States |
Florida State University
Creative Writing
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2012 | Beatrice Hawley Award | Murder Ballad | — | Alice James Books | Winner |
| 2006 | Agha Shahid Ali Prize | Dear Blackbird | — | University of Utah Press | Winner |
| — | Robert Penn Warren Prize for Poetry | — | — | — | Winner |
Whiting Award
2010
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Beatrice Hawley Award
2012
Work:
Murder Ballad
Organization:
Alice James Books
Result:
Winner
Agha Shahid Ali Prize
2006
Work:
Dear Blackbird
Organization:
University of Utah Press
Result:
Winner
Robert Penn Warren Prize for Poetry
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dear Blackbird
2007 PoetryPoetry collection.
BlackbirdRural themes
Murder Ballad
2012 PoetryPoetry collection exploring murder ballads.
Rural SouthMurder balladsDespair and salvation
Bibliography
- Dear Blackbird (2007)
- Murder Ballad (2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fearless long line indulging luscious sounds and pounding measures
- Recurring Motifs
- Despair of the rural SouthUrgency and dread of murder ballads
Legacy
American poet awarded the Whiting Award among others. Holds a PhD in creative writing and is associate professor at Hamilton College.
Quotes
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Springer's long line is fearless in its music, indulging luscious sounds and pounding measures. Traversing the despair of the rural south, [she] exploits the urgency and dread of every keening murder ballad, showing how that cleaving is both our undoing and our salvation.
Source: Poetry Foundation