National Poetry Series
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2009) Winner
Julie Carr
ジュリー・カー
Jurī Kā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966-01-01
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York (studies at Barnard and NYU) → Berkeley, California → Boulder, Colorado
Career
- Occupations
- poet, university professor, co-publisher
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard College | — | — | BA | 1984–1988 | United States |
| New York University | — | — | MFA | 1995–1997 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | Ph.D. | 2002–2006 | United States |
Barnard College
Degree:
BA
Period:
1984–1988
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United States
New York University
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1995–1997
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United States
MFA in creative writing
University of California, Berkeley
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
2002–2006
Year of Graduation:
2006
Country:
United States
Ph.D. (likely in literature or related field)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | National Poetry Series | — | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Ahsahta Press Sawtooth Poetry Prize | 100 Notes on Violence | — | Ahsahta Press | 受賞 |
| 2011 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | フェローシップ授与 |
National Poetry Series
2009
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Ahsahta Press Sawtooth Poetry Prize
2009
Work:
100 Notes on Violence
Organization:
Ahsahta Press
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Poetry
2011
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
フェローシップ授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mead: An Epithalamion
2004 PoetryA poetry collection that uses marriage as a starting point to investigate relation and interconnection.
marriagerelationshipsinterconnection
Equivocal
2007 PoetryExplores roles and bonds of mother and child, questions of family, history, and identity.
motherhoodfamilyidentity
Sarah—of Fragments and Lines
2010 PoetryA poetic exploration using fragments and lines as a structuring principle.
fragmentsformmemory
100 Notes on Violence
2010 PoetryAn experimental poetry collection composed of brief notes that examine violence from multiple angles.
violencefragmentationobservation
Someone Shot My Book
2018 PoetryA meta and experimental collection on books, attack, and textuality.
textualitydestructionmetafiction
Bibliography
- Mead: An Epithalamion (2004)
- Equivocal (2007)
- Sarah—of Fragments and Lines (2010)
- 100 Notes on Violence (2010)
- Someone Shot My Book (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental, fragmentary structuresessayistic poetics that layers observations and notes
- Recurring Motifs
- marriage/parent-child relationsattention to violenceinterest in fragments and form
Legacy
Julie Carr is regarded as an experimental voice in contemporary poetry, known for work on motherhood, family, and violence. As an educator and co-publisher of Counterpath Press, she has contributed to the poetry community.
Quotes
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In her first book, Mead: an Epithalamion, Julie Carr employed marriage as both a theme and as the starting point for her poetic inquiries into relation and interconnection.
Source: Jacket 36 — review by Andy Frazee (2008)
Trivia
- Co-publisher of Counterpath Press.
- Work has appeared in journals such as Boston Review, Denver Quarterly, and Colorado Review.
- 100 Notes on Violence was published by Ahsahta Press.