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Kathleen Peirce

キャスリーン・ピアース

Kyasurein Piāsu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1956-01-01 (Moline, Illinois)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Moline, Illinois → San Marcos, Texas → Wimberley, TX

Career

Occupations
poet, professor
Active Years
1988-2024
Affiliations
Texas State University

Education

Iowa Writer's Workshop
Poetry
Degree: MFA
Year of Graduation: 1988
Country: United States

Awards

Association of Writers & Writing Programs Award
1990
Work: Mercy
Organization: Association of Writers & Writing Programs
Result: 受賞
Whiting Award
1993
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: 受賞
Iowa Poetry Prize
1998
Work: The Oval Hour
Organization: University of Iowa Press
Result: 受賞
William Carlos Williams Award
2000
Work: The Oval Hour
Result: 受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
2005
Organization: National Endowment for the Arts
Result: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2007
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mercy

1991 poetry

Poetry collection.

The Oval Hour

1999 poetry

Poetry collection.

The Ardors

2004 poetry

Poetry collection.

Vault: A Poem

2017 poetry

Poetry collection.

Lion's Paw

2021 poetry

Poetry collection.

Bibliography

  • Mercy
  • Divided Touch, Divided Color
  • The Oval Hour
  • The Ardors
  • Vault: A Poem
  • Lion's Paw

Legacy

An American poet who graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and teaches at Texas State University. Recipient of several prestigious literary awards.

Trivia

  • Has one son.