Dana Award
2 appearances
K. E. Allen
ケー・イー・アレン
K. E. Allen
Aliases:
Kelly Allen
Pen Names:
Kelly Allen（Used as given name / alternate name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chelsea, Michigan
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Educator
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle University | — | English | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | Creative Writing | M.F.A. | — | United States |
Seattle University
English
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
B.A. in English
University of Michigan
Creative Writing
Degree:
M.F.A.
Country:
United States
M.F.A. in Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Academy of American Poets Prize | — | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| — | Hopwood Major Prize in Poetry | — | — | Hopwood Awards | 受賞 |
| — | Meijer Award | — | — | Meijer | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Dana Award | — | — | Dana Awards | 受賞 |
| 2004 | National Chapbook Fellowship | Woman in a Boat | — | Poetry Society of America | 受賞 |
Academy of American Poets Prize
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Hopwood Major Prize in Poetry
Organization:
Hopwood Awards
Result:
受賞
Meijer Award
Organization:
Meijer
Result:
受賞
Dana Award
2000
Organization:
Dana Awards
Result:
受賞
National Chapbook Fellowship
2004
Work:
Woman in a Boat
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Woman in a Boat
2004 PoetryA chapbook of poems weaving personal memory, relationships, movement, and images of water. Noted for its sensory imagery and inward reflection.
memoryfamilywatermovement
Bibliography
- Woman in a Boat (chapbook), 2004
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical, image-driven styleCondensed language with introspective focus
- Recurring Motifs
- waterjourneyfamilymemory
Legacy
K. E. Allen gained recognition for her poetry in the 2000s and contributes to poet education through her university teaching. With awards including from the Poetry Society of America, she holds a place in contemporary American poetry.
Academic Societies
- Poetry Society of America
Trivia
- She teaches at the University of Michigan.
- Her daughter is named Nora Medbh Gillard.
- Won the Poetry Society of America's National Chapbook Fellowship in 2004.