Walt Whitman Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1999) Winner
Judy Jordan
ジュディ・ジョーダン
Judi Jōdan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961 （Small farm near the Carolina border）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Farm near Carolina border in Virginia → Salt Lake City → Cabin in Shawnee National Forest, Illinois
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, university professor
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Virginia, Piedmont Virginia Community College, California State University, San Marcos, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia | — | Literature | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| University of Virginia | — | Creative Writing | Master of Fine Arts | — | United States |
| University of Utah | — | Fiction | Master of Fine Arts | — | United States |
University of Virginia
Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
United States
University of Virginia
Creative Writing
Degree:
Master of Fine Arts
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
United States
Poetry
University of Utah
Fiction
Degree:
Master of Fine Arts
Year of Graduation:
2000
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Walt Whitman Award | Carolina Ghost Woods | Poetry | Academy of American Poets | Winner |
| 2000 | National Book Critics Circle Award | Carolina Ghost Woods | Poetry | National Book Critics Circle | Winner |
| 1996 | Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry | — | Poetry | Virginia Commission for the Arts | Fellowship |
Walt Whitman Award
1999
Work:
Carolina Ghost Woods
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
Winner
National Book Critics Circle Award
2000
Work:
Carolina Ghost Woods
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
Winner
Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry
1996
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Result:
Fellowship
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Carolina Ghost Woods: Poems
2000 PoetryPoems inspired by Carolina ghost woods.
naturerural life
Sixty-Cent Coffee and a Quarter to Dance: A Poem
2008 PoetryHunger
2018 PoetryChildren of Salt
PoetryForthcoming poetry book.
Broken Days, Broken Hearts
NovelRecently completed novel.
My Mama, My Sweet Nelly
MemoirMemoir about her childhood.
Bibliography
- Carolina Ghost Woods: Poems
- Sixty-Cent Coffee and a Quarter to Dance: A Poem
- Hunger
- American poetry: the next generation (anthology)
- Faith and Doubt: An Anthology of Poems (anthology)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich in natural imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- rural lifepovertynature
Legacy
American poet honored with Walt Whitman Award and National Book Critics Circle Award. Lives off-grid in a self-built cabin.
Trivia
- First in her family to attend university.
- Picked cotton by age 5.
- Built her own off-grid cabin in Shawnee National Forest.