Lannan Literary Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 33 (1998) Winner
Jon Davis
ジョン・デイヴィス
Jon Davis
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-01-01 （New Haven, Connecticut, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Haven (birthplace) → Montana (study/teaching) → Santa Fe, New Mexico (long-term residence/work) → Provincetown, Massachusetts (working residency)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, educator, screenwriter, editor
- Active Years
- 1978-
- Affiliations
- Fine Arts Work Center (writing program coordinator), Institute of American Indian Arts (professor; founding director of low-residency MFA), University of Montana (teaching), College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art and Design), Salisbury State University (teaching)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Montana | — | English | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Montana | — | Creative Writing | M.F.A. | — | United States |
University of Montana
English
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
B.A. in English
University of Montana
Creative Writing
Degree:
M.F.A.
Country:
United States
M.F.A. in Creative Writing; edited the literary journal CutBank while a student
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lannan Literary Award (Poetry) | Scrimmage of Appetite | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受給（フェローシップ） |
| — | Lavan Younger Poets Award | Dangerous Amusements | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| — | G.E. Younger Writers Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Poet Laureate, City of Santa Fe | — | — | City of Santa Fe | 任命（2012–2014） |
Lannan Literary Award (Poetry)
Work:
Scrimmage of Appetite
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受給（フェローシップ）
Lavan Younger Poets Award
Work:
Dangerous Amusements
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
G.E. Younger Writers Award
Result:
受賞
Poet Laureate, City of Santa Fe
2012
Organization:
City of Santa Fe
Result:
任命（2012–2014）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Above the Bejeweled City
2021 PoetryA recent collection layering symbolic, fragmentary images; poems interweaving urban and natural landscapes and fragments of memory.
memorylandscapeurban vs. nature
An Amiable Reception for the Acrobat
2019 PoetryA collection of technically adept and humorous poems, notable for formal experimentation and varied voices.
techniquehumoridentity
Improbable Creatures
2017 PoetryUses imaginary creatures and strange metaphors to explore uncertainty of being and transformation.
transformationimaginationontology
Preliminary Report
2010 PoetryA mid-career collection that records personal memories and observations in a measured tone.
memoryobservation
Local Color
1995 PoetryAn early collection focused on sense of place and regional color.
placeregionalism
Scrimmage of Appetite
1995 PoetryA collection marked by intense imagery and kinetic use of language; noted as an award-winning work.
desirethe bodymateriality of language
The Hawk. The Road. The Sunlight After Clouds
1995 PoetryCombines natural description with travel fragments in a series of poems.
naturejourney
Dangerous Amusements
1987 PoetryAn early collection notable for experimental wordplay and an energetic voice.
experimentationplayfulness
Bibliography
- Above the Bejeweled City (2021)
- An Amiable Reception for the Acrobat (2019)
- Improbable Creatures (2017)
- Preliminary Report (2010)
- Local Color (1995)
- Scrimmage of Appetite (1995)
- The Hawk. The Road. The Sunlight After Clouds (1995)
- Dangerous Amusements (1987)
Adaptations
- Short film 'The Burden Carriers' (screenplay) - screened at ImagineNative (Toronto) and Santa Fe Film Festival
- Short 'The Hand Drum' (screenplay) - selected for National Geographic All Roads Festival
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental, fragmentary poeticsimage-driven languageuse of prose poetry and avant-garde forms
- Recurring Motifs
- landscapeanimals/creaturesritual/folk elementsmemory and fragmentation
Legacy
Jon Davis is an American poet known for experimental, image-rich work and as an educator who founded and directed the IAIA low-residency MFA. He has received awards including a Lannan Literary Award and served as Santa Fe's Poet Laureate, contributing significantly to regional cultural life.
Academic Societies
- Academy of American Poets (associated)
In Popular Culture
- Active beyond poetry with short film screenplays screened at film festivals
Quotes
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David Foster Wallace wrote of Davis: "a poet whom this reviewer'd never heard of before but whose pieces in this anthology are so off-the-charts terrific that the reviewer has actually gone out and bought the one Jon Davis book mentioned in his bio-note and may very well decide to try to advertise it in this magazine, at reviewer's own expense if necessary—that's how good this guy is."
Source: David Foster Wallace, "Both Flesh and Not." (2012)
Trivia
- Served as Santa Fe's Poet Laureate (2012–2014).
- Founded and directed the IAIA low-residency MFA and taught at IAIA since 1990.
- Edited literary journals such as CutBank, Shankpainter, and Countermeasures.
- Wrote screenplays for short films (The Burden Carriers, The Hand Drum) screened at film festivals.