Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1990) Winner
John Caddy
ジョン・キャディ
John Caddy
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-11-15 （Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S.）
- Died
- 2021-08-07 （Forest Lake, Minnesota, U.S.） age 83
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Hibbing, Minnesota → Virginia, Minnesota → Near Bemidji (Sundog Center area), Minnesota → Forest Lake, Minnesota
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Naturalist, Educator
- Active Years
- 1960-2021
- Affiliations
- Morning Earth (founder/curator), Hamline University Center for Global Environmental Education (affiliate), Sundog Center (partner), COMPAS (co-founder, Minnesota Poets in the Schools program), University of Minnesota (teaching)
- Memberships
- Bard of Gorseth Kernow (honor)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | McKnight Distinguished Artist Award | — | — | McKnight Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Minnesota State Arts Board grant | — | — | Minnesota State Arts Board | 受給 |
| 2002 | Bard of the Cornish Gorseth | Presences the Blood Learns Again | — | Gorseth Kernow (Cornish Gorseth) | 栄誉 |
| 1997 | Sally Ordway Irvine Award for Arts Education | — | 芸術教育 | Ordway (Sally Awards) | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Minnesota Book Award | The Color of Mesabi Bones | 詩 | Minnesota Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Poetry) | The Color of Mesabi Bones | 詩 | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Writers Exchange Award (Poets & Writers) | — | — | Poets & Writers | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Bush Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship | — | — | Bush Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Minnesota State Arts Board grant | — | — | Minnesota State Arts Board | 受給 |
| 1987 | Loft/McKnight Award in Poetry | — | 詩 | The Loft Literary Center / McKnight Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Jerome Foundation Studio X-2 Collaborative Arts Award | The Heronry (poem cycle staged) | — | Jerome Foundation | 助成/受賞 |
McKnight Distinguished Artist Award
2012
Organization:
McKnight Foundation
Result:
受賞
Minnesota State Arts Board grant
2005
Organization:
Minnesota State Arts Board
Result:
受給
Bard of the Cornish Gorseth
2002
Work:
Presences the Blood Learns Again
Organization:
Gorseth Kernow (Cornish Gorseth)
Result:
栄誉
Sally Ordway Irvine Award for Arts Education
1997
Category:
芸術教育
Organization:
Ordway (Sally Awards)
Result:
受賞
Minnesota Book Award
1991
Work:
The Color of Mesabi Bones
Category:
詩
Organization:
Minnesota Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Poetry)
1990
Work:
The Color of Mesabi Bones
Category:
詩
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
Writers Exchange Award (Poets & Writers)
1989
Organization:
Poets & Writers
Result:
受賞
Bush Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship
1989
Organization:
Bush Foundation
Result:
受賞
Minnesota State Arts Board grant
1988
Organization:
Minnesota State Arts Board
Result:
受給
Loft/McKnight Award in Poetry
1987
Category:
詩
Organization:
The Loft Literary Center / McKnight Foundation
Result:
受賞
Jerome Foundation Studio X-2 Collaborative Arts Award
1984
Work:
The Heronry (poem cycle staged)
Organization:
Jerome Foundation
Result:
助成/受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
With Mouths Open Wide: New and Selected Poems
2008 PoetryA collection of new and selected poems showcasing Caddy's recurring themes of nature, land, and ecological perspective.
NaturePlaceEcology
Morning Earth: Field Notes in Poetry
2003 Poetry / Field notesA collection drawn from the Morning Earth project—short daily nature poems often paired with photographs.
Daily nature observationEducationRecovery and celebration
Presences the Blood Learns Again
1997 Poetry / ChapbookA chapbook reflecting on Cornish roots and a sense of homecoming.
RootsHomecomingAncestry
The Color of Mesabi Bones: Poems and Prose Poems
1989 PoetryPoems rooted in the Mesabi Iron Range and its human and natural landscapes; awarded major prizes.
Mining regionLabor and landMemory
Eating the Sting
1986 PoetryAn early collection notable for its detailed depictions of nature, body, and sensation.
SensationNatureCorporeality
Bibliography
- With Mouths Open Wide: New and Selected Poems (2008)
- Morning Earth: Field Notes in Poetry (2003)
- Presences the Blood Learns Again (1997)
- The Color of Mesabi Bones: Poems and Prose Poems (1989)
- Eating the Sting (1986)
- A Handbook for Rural Arts Collaborations (with Mary Altman) (1994)
- Editor: A Box of Night Mirrors (1980)
- Editor: Three Magics (1987)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary nature-focused poetryConcise, image-driven styleEducational and participatory poetic approach
- Recurring Motifs
- Nature (birds, wetlands, water)Seasonal changeLand and labor memoryRecovery and celebration
Health
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Stroke (hemiplegia)1994 - 2021Suffered a stroke in 1994 resulting in left-side hemiplegia but continued writing and environmental education. Daily poem practice (Morning Earth) became central to recovery and creative work.
Legacy
John Caddy is regarded as a poet and educator rooted in Minnesota's natural and community life. His daily nature poems and environmental education through Morning Earth influenced many teachers and learners, contributing to regional culture and ecoliteracy.
Archives
- Morning Earth archive (online)
Quotes
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"In 1994 I suffered a stroke, and was elated to find myself alive, somewhat sensible, and still capable of making poems."
Source: John Caddy, Morning Earth / interviews (1994)
Trivia
- Sent daily nature photo-poem pairings via Morning Earth (weekday practice).
- Won the 1990 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Poetry for The Color of Mesabi Bones.
- Initiated as a Bard of Gorseth Kernow (Cornish Gorseth) in 2002.