Lannan Literary Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 193 (2014, held 5 times in year) Fellowship
Jill McDonough
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Jill McDonough
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- North Carolina, USA (grew up)
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor
- Affiliations
- University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston University (Prison Education Program affiliation)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Boston University | — | — | MA | — | United States |
Stanford University
Country:
United States
Details of undergraduate degree not specified
Boston University
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
MA in a poetry-related program (specifics not listed)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞（フェロー） |
| — | Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship | — | — | Fine Arts Work Center | 受賞（フェロー） |
| — | Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center Fellowship | — | — | Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center | 受賞（フェロー） |
| — | Wallace Stegner Fellowship | — | — | Stanford University | 受賞（フェロー） |
| 2010 | Witter Bynner Fellowship | — | — | Witter Bynner Program / U.S. Poet Laureate (administered fellowships) | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Lannan Literary Award | — | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞（フェロー）
Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship
Organization:
Fine Arts Work Center
Result:
受賞（フェロー）
Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center Fellowship
Organization:
Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Result:
受賞（フェロー）
Wallace Stegner Fellowship
Organization:
Stanford University
Result:
受賞（フェロー）
Witter Bynner Fellowship
2010
Organization:
Witter Bynner Program / U.S. Poet Laureate (administered fellowships)
Result:
受賞
Lannan Literary Award
2014
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
2009
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
2013
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
2014
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Habeas Corpus
2008 Poetry collectionAn early collection including poems concerned with prisons and justice, examining law and humanity.
incarcerationjusticehumanity
Where You Live
2012 Poetry collectionA collection of poems rooted in personal life and place, notable for perspectives on home and community.
familysense of placeAmerican landscapes
Reaper
2017 Poetry collectionA maturely voiced collection addressing death, loss, and the everyday, showing the author's developed perspective.
lossdeatheveryday life
Here All Night
2019 Poetry collectionA collection of poems that ruminate on night, time, and personal experience.
timememorynight
American Treasure
2022 Poetry collectionA collection that contemplates American society and personal 'treasures', weaving social and personal perspectives.
American societyidentityeveryday life
Bibliography
- Habeas Corpus (2008)
- Where You Live (2012)
- Reaper (2017)
- Here All Night (2019)
- American Treasure (2022)
- Forgotten Eyes: Poetry from Prison (ed.) (2000)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, lyrical styledirect engagement with real-world subjects
- Recurring Motifs
- prisons and incarcerationfamily and relationshipsAmerican landscapes and sense of place
Legacy
Jill McDonough is an important voice in contemporary American poetry, known for work on prisons, justice, and family. She is also an educator and has received multiple awards.
Trivia
- She taught in the Prison Education Program at Boston University.
- She is married to bartender and musician Josey Packard.
- She edited the anthology 'Forgotten Eyes: Poetry from Prison' (2000).