PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2022) Winner
Jennifer Grotz
ジェニファー・グロッツ
Jenifā Gurottsu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1971-07-11 （Canyon, Texas）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, French, Polish
- Residence History
- Small towns in Texas → France → Poland → Rochester, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Translator, Professor, Literary Critic
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Affiliations
- Professor of English, University of Rochester, Director, Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
- Memberships
- Fellowship of Southern Writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Indiana University Bloomington | — | — | MA, MFA | — | United States |
| University of Houston | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
| University of Paris (Sorbonne) | — | Literature | — | — | France |
Tulane University
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Indiana University Bloomington
Degree:
MA, MFA
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
University of Houston
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
University of Paris (Sorbonne)
Literature
Country:
France
Studied literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PEN America Award for Poetry in Translation | Everything I Don't Know | Poetry in Translation | PEN America | winner |
| 2017 | John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | fellowship |
| 2016 | National Endowment for the Arts Literary Translation Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | fellowship |
| 2013 | C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize | — | — | Poetry International | winner |
| 2007 | Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award | — | — | Rona Jaffe Foundation | winner |
| 2007 | Camargo Fellowship | — | — | — | fellowship |
| 2007 | Vermont Studio Center Fellowship | — | — | Vermont Studio Center | fellowship |
| 2007 | New Writing Award from the Fellowship of Southern Writers | — | — | Fellowship of Southern Writers | winner |
PEN America Award for Poetry in Translation
2022
Work:
Everything I Don't Know
Category:
Poetry in Translation
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
winner
John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship
2017
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
fellowship
National Endowment for the Arts Literary Translation Fellowship
2016
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
fellowship
C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize
2013
Organization:
Poetry International
Result:
winner
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
2007
Organization:
Rona Jaffe Foundation
Result:
winner
Camargo Fellowship
2007
Result:
fellowship
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
2007
Organization:
Vermont Studio Center
Result:
fellowship
New Writing Award from the Fellowship of Southern Writers
2007
Organization:
Fellowship of Southern Writers
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Window Left Open
2016 PoetryPoetry collection.
The Needle
2011 PoetryPoetry collection.
Cusp
2003 PoetryPoetry collection.
Everything I Don't Know
2021 Poetry (translation)Translation of Jerzy Ficowski's poetry with Piotr Sommer.
Bibliography
- Everything I Don't Know (Jerzy Ficowski, trans. 2021)
- Window Left Open (2016)
- Rochester Knockings (Hubert Haddad, trans. 2015)
- Psalms of All My Days (Patrice de La Tour du Pin, trans. 2013)
- The Needle (2011)
- Cusp (2003)
- Not Body (2001)
Legacy
American poet and translator, Professor of English at University of Rochester. First woman to direct the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Her life in Texas, France, and Poland informs her poems.
Trivia
- First woman to direct the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference (2017)