National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Jeffrey W. Harrison
ジェフリー・ハリソン
Jefurī Harison
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-01-01 （Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dover, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Educator
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- George Washington University (faculty), Phillips Academy (faculty), College of the Holy Cross (faculty), University of Southern Maine, Stonecoast MFA (faculty)
- Influenced By
- Kenneth Koch, David Shapiro
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | — | BA | 1976-1980 | United States |
| University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop) | — | — | MFA | 1982-1984 | United States |
| Stanford University (Wallace Stegner Fellowship) | — | — | — | 1985-1986 | United States |
Columbia University
Degree:
BA
Period:
1976-1980
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United States
Studied with Kenneth Koch and David Shapiro
University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop)
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1982-1984
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
United States
Received an MFA
Stanford University (Wallace Stegner Fellowship)
Period:
1985-1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Stegner Fellowship (creative writing fellowship)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Wallace Stegner Fellowship | — | — | Stanford University | 受給 |
| 1987 | National Poetry Series selection | The Singing Underneath | — | National Poetry Series | 選出（James Merrillによる選考） |
| 1988 | Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship | — | — | Amy Lowell Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Lavan Younger Poets Award | — | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受給 |
| 1988 | Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Ingram Merrill Foundation | 受給 |
| 1995 | Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Ingram Merrill Foundation | 受給 |
| 1992 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受給 |
| 1998 | Bread Loaf Fellowship | — | — | Bread Loaf Writers' Conference | 受給 |
| 2002 | Sheila Motton Book Award | — | — | New England Poetry Club | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Best American Poetry (included) | — | — | Best American Poetry editors | 収録 |
| 2017 | Best American Poetry (included) | — | — | Best American Poetry editors | 収録 |
| 2024 | Best American Poetry (included) | — | — | Best American Poetry editors | 収録 |
| 2025 | Best American Poetry (included) | — | — | Best American Poetry editors | 収録 |
| 1998 | Pushcart Prize (selected) | — | — | Pushcart Prize editors | 選出 |
| 2004 | Pushcart Prize (selected) | — | — | Pushcart Prize editors | 選出 |
| 2014 | Pushcart Prize (selected) | — | — | Pushcart Prize editors | 選出 |
| 2020 | Pushcart Prize (selected) | — | — | Pushcart Prize editors | 選出 |
| 2014 | Dorset Prize | Into Daylight | — | Tupelo Press | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Bogliasco Fellowship | — | — | Bogliasco Foundation | 受給 |
| 2026 | James Merrill House Residency (selected) | — | — | James Merrill House | 選定 |
Wallace Stegner Fellowship
1985
Organization:
Stanford University
Result:
受給
National Poetry Series selection
1987
Work:
The Singing Underneath
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
選出（James Merrillによる選考）
Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship
1988
Organization:
Amy Lowell Foundation
Result:
受賞
Lavan Younger Poets Award
1989
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1999
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受給
Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship
1988
Organization:
Ingram Merrill Foundation
Result:
受給
Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship
1995
Organization:
Ingram Merrill Foundation
Result:
受給
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1992
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受給
Bread Loaf Fellowship
1998
Organization:
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
Result:
受給
Sheila Motton Book Award
2002
Organization:
New England Poetry Club
Result:
受賞
Best American Poetry (included)
2016
Organization:
Best American Poetry editors
Result:
収録
Best American Poetry (included)
2017
Organization:
Best American Poetry editors
Result:
収録
Best American Poetry (included)
2024
Organization:
Best American Poetry editors
Result:
収録
Best American Poetry (included)
2025
Organization:
Best American Poetry editors
Result:
収録
Pushcart Prize (selected)
1998
Organization:
Pushcart Prize editors
Result:
選出
Pushcart Prize (selected)
2004
Organization:
Pushcart Prize editors
Result:
選出
Pushcart Prize (selected)
2014
Organization:
Pushcart Prize editors
Result:
選出
Pushcart Prize (selected)
2020
Organization:
Pushcart Prize editors
Result:
選出
Dorset Prize
2014
Work:
Into Daylight
Organization:
Tupelo Press
Result:
受賞
Bogliasco Fellowship
2014
Organization:
Bogliasco Foundation
Result:
受給
James Merrill House Residency (selected)
2026
Organization:
James Merrill House
Result:
選定
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Singing Underneath
1988 PoetryEarly collection featuring poems of observation and memory with a lyrical voice.
everyday lifememoryobservation
Translations
- Bulgarian
- Italian
- Norwegian
- Portuguese
Signs of Arrival
1996 PoetryCollection addressing change and coming-of-age, interweaving personal experience and landscape.
movementcoming of agelandscape
Feeding the Fire
2001 PoetryIntrospective collection attentive to form and craft.
introspectionlanguageform
The Names of Things: New and Selected Poems
2006 Poetry (new and selected)A retrospective collection combining selected earlier poems with new work.
memorynamingself
Incomplete Knowledge
2006 PoetryPoems exploring knowledge, uncertainty, and perception.
knowledgeuncertainty
Into Daylight
2014 PoetryWinner of Tupelo Press's Dorset Prize; poems meditating on everyday life and spiritual light.
lighteveryday lifespirituality
Between Lakes
2020 PoetryRecent work using lakes and surrounding landscapes as loci for memory and reflection.
naturememorylandscape
Bibliography
- The Singing Underneath (1988)
- Signs of Arrival (1996)
- Feeding the Fire (2001)
- The Names of Things: New and Selected Poems (2006)
- Incomplete Knowledge (2006)
- Into Daylight (2014)
- Between Lakes (2020)
Adaptations
- Some poems have been set to music by composers and performed
Translations of Works
- Translations into Bulgarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalobservationalformally attentive
- Recurring Motifs
- memorydomestic/landscape scenesnaming and perception of objects
Legacy
A well-regarded poet in American letters, recipient of multiple fellowships and included in major anthologies; his work has been set to music and attracts academic interest.
Quotes
-
(No direct representative quote provided here due to limited sourced short quotations.)
Trivia
- Some poems have been set to music (e.g., by Scott Wheeler) and performed at venues such as the National Opera Center and the Boston Athenaeum.
- Poems have appeared in major magazines including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and Poetry.
- Official website: www.jeffreyharrisonpoet.com