National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Jonathan Aaron
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Jonathan Aaron
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941 （Northampton, Massachusetts）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Northampton (birthplace) → Cambridge, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Teacher, Author
- Active Years
- 1965-
- Affiliations
- Emerson College (Professor Emeritus), Williams College (faculty), Yale University (faculty), Harvard University (Expository Writing Program)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | — | Department of English | B.A. | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | Department of English | Ph.D. | — | United States |
University of Chicago
Department of English
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
Yale University
Department of English
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Ph.D. in English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship | — | — | Amy Lowell Trust | 受賞 |
| — | Yaddo Fellowship | — | — | Yaddo | 受賞（フェローシップ） |
| — | MacDowell Fellowship | — | — | MacDowell | 受賞（フェローシップ） |
| — | Massachusetts Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | Massachusetts Endowment for the Arts | 受賞（フェローシップ） |
| — | Featured in The Best American Poetry | — | — | The Best American Poetry | 掲載（5回） |
Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship
1975
Organization:
Amy Lowell Trust
Result:
受賞
Yaddo Fellowship
Organization:
Yaddo
Result:
受賞（フェローシップ）
MacDowell Fellowship
Organization:
MacDowell
Result:
受賞（フェローシップ）
Massachusetts Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
Massachusetts Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞（フェローシップ）
Featured in The Best American Poetry
Organization:
The Best American Poetry
Result:
掲載（5回）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Just About Anything: New and Selected Poems
2025 PoetryA new and selected poems collection, containing chosen works across his career alongside new poems.
memorycitieseveryday observation
Journey to the Lost City
2006 PoetryA poetry collection exploring journeys through memory and place, dealing with themes of loss and discovery.
travellossmemory
Corridor
1992 PoetryA collection themed around corridors as motifs for inner and outer boundaries and movement.
boundariesmovementtime
Second sight: poems
1982 PoetryA collection from the early 1980s focusing on subtle perceptions within everyday life.
observationperceptioneveryday life
Bibliography
- Just About Anything: New and Selected Poems (2025)
- Journey to the Lost City (2006)
- Corridor (1992)
- Second sight: poems (1982)
- Anthology appearances: The Best American Poetry (1991, 1992, 1998, 2003)
- Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds (appearance, 2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, image-driven poetryrestrained, observation-based style
- Recurring Motifs
- memorycities and placebirds (as motif)
Legacy
A longstanding American poet and educator whose teaching and fellowships have influenced peers and students; recognized for steady contributions to contemporary poetry.
Trivia
- His poems have been featured in The Best American Poetry five times.
- Taught in Emerson College's Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing from 1988 to 2015 and is Professor Emeritus.
- Recipient of the 1975-1976 Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship.