Walt Whitman Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1980) Winner
Jared Carter
ジェイレッド・カーター
Jared Carter
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-01-10 （Elwood, Indiana）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Elwood, Indiana (birthplace) → Indianapolis (since 1969)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Editor
- Active Years
- 1961-2024
- Affiliations
- Bobbs-Merrill Company, Hackett Publishing Company
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | English literature | — | — | United States |
| Goddard College | — | American history | — | — | United States |
Yale University
English literature
Country:
United States
Majored in English literature
Goddard College
American history
Country:
United States
Majored in American history
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Walt Whitman Award | Work, for the Night Is Coming | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Poets' Prize | After the Rain | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1981 | National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1991 | National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Indiana Governor's Arts Award | — | — | State of Indiana | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Pushcart Prize | — | 詩 | — | 受賞 |
Walt Whitman Award
1980
Work:
Work, for the Night Is Coming
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Poets' Prize
1994
Work:
After the Rain
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1982
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship
1981
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship
1991
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Indiana Governor's Arts Award
1985
Organization:
State of Indiana
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
1986
Category:
詩
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Poets' Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 0 (1994) Winner
Works
Major Works
Work, for the Night Is Coming
1981 PoetryCarter's first poetry collection.
Midwestern landscapes
After the Rain
1993 PoetryPoetry collection that won the Poets' Prize.
NatureFamily history
The Land Itself
2019 PoetryBibliography
- The Land Itself
- Darkened Rooms of Summer: New and Selected Poems
- A Dance in the Street
- Cross This Bridge at a Walk
- Les Barricades Mystérieuses
- After the Rain
- Work, for the Night Is Coming
- Blues Project
- Pincushion's Strawberry
- Time Capsule
- Reading the Tarot: Nine Villanelles
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- free versetraditional forms
- Recurring Motifs
- Mississinewa Countyfamily historyMidwestern landscapes
Legacy
American poet known for works depicting Midwestern landscapes and family history. Recipient of multiple literary awards including Walt Whitman Award and Poets' Prize.
Trivia
- Lettered in three sports in high school and holds his school's record for the 400 meter dash.
- Fifth-generation Hoosier.