James Laughlin Award
1回登壇
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第39回（1992年） Winner
Kathryn Stripling Byer
キャスリン・ストリップリング・バイヤー
Kathryn Stripling Byer
別名:
Kay Byer
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1944-11-25 （Camilla, Georgia, United States）
- 死没
- 2017-06-05 （Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States） 72歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Camilla, Georgia (birthplace) → Mountains of North Carolina; Cullowhee (last residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Teacher, University professor
- 活動期間
- 2017
- 所属
- Western Carolina University (poet-in-residence), University of North Carolina at Greensboro (visiting/poet-in-residence), Lenoir-Rhyne College (poet-in-residence)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Allen Tate, Fred Chappell, Robert W. Watson
- 影響を与えた人物
- Katherine Indermaur
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesleyan College (Macon, Georgia) | Undergraduate (English) | Department of English | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Graduate (M.F.A.) | Creative Writing (Poetry) program | M.F.A. | — | United States |
Wesleyan College (Macon, Georgia)
Undergraduate (English)
/ Department of English
学位:
B.A.
国:
United States
Received B.A. in English
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Graduate (M.F.A.)
/ Creative Writing (Poetry) program
学位:
M.F.A.
国:
United States
Studied under Allen Tate, Fred Chappell, and Robert W. Watson
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Lamont Poetry Selection (Academy of American Poets) | — | 詩 | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry | — | 詩 | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Emory and Henry College's Kathryn Stripling Byer Literary Festival (honor) | — | — | Emory and Henry College | 名誉 |
| 2001 | North Carolina Award in Literature | — | 文学 | State of North Carolina | 受賞 |
| 2003 | SIBA Book Award (Poetry) | Catching Light | 詩 | SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | North Carolina Poet Laureate | — | 詩人桂冠 | Governor of North Carolina (appointment) | 任命（2005–2009） |
| 2012 | North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame (induction) | — | — | North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame | 殿堂入り |
| 2013 | SIBA Book Award (Poetry) | Descent | 詩 | SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance) | 受賞 |
Lamont Poetry Selection (Academy of American Poets)
1992
部門:
詩
主催:
Academy of American Poets
結果:
受賞
Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry
1998
部門:
詩
主催:
Unknown
結果:
受賞
Emory and Henry College's Kathryn Stripling Byer Literary Festival (honor)
2001
主催:
Emory and Henry College
結果:
名誉
North Carolina Award in Literature
2001
部門:
文学
主催:
State of North Carolina
結果:
受賞
SIBA Book Award (Poetry)
2003
対象作品:
Catching Light
部門:
詩
主催:
SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance)
結果:
受賞
North Carolina Poet Laureate
2005
部門:
詩人桂冠
主催:
Governor of North Carolina (appointment)
結果:
任命（2005–2009）
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame (induction)
2012
主催:
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
結果:
殿堂入り
SIBA Book Award (Poetry)
2013
対象作品:
Descent
部門:
詩
主催:
SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Girl in the Midst of the Harvest
1986年 PoetryEarly collection of poems focusing on rural life, family memory and labor, with recurring harvest imagery.
rural lifememorywomen's experiences
Wildwood Flower
1992年 PoetryA collection intertwining nature, regional culture, and personal history with strong Southern landscapes.
natureSouthern landscapegenerations
Black Shawl
1998年 PoetryPoems addressing loss, family history, and women's narratives with lyrical and emotionally deep expression.
lossfamily historywomen's narratives
Catching Light
2002年 PoetryA poetry collection using light and memory as symbols to capture everyday and interior scenes. Recipient of a SIBA award.
memorylighteveryday life
Coming to Rest
2006年 PoetryWorks that examine land, family, and loss from a mature perspective.
landmaturityloss
Descent
2012年 PoetryA collection deeply depicting roots, generational inheritance, and mountain community life. Recipient of a SIBA award.
rootsgenerationsmountain communities
The Vishnu Bird
2015年 PoetryA late-career collection including mythic and symbolic imagery.
symbolismmythspirituality
全著作
- The Girl in the Midst of the Harvest (1986)
- Wildwood Flower (1992)
- Black Shawl (1998)
- Catching Light (2002)
- Wake (chapbook, 2003)
- Coming to Rest (2006)
- The Movable Nest: A Mother/Daughter Companion (co-editor, 2007)
- Southern Fictions (sonnet chapbook, 2011)
- Descent (2012)
- The Vishnu Bird (2015)
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical, strongly regionalist poetryrealistic attention to persons and place
- 頻出モチーフ
- mountain lifewomen's experiencesmemory and generationsnature and light
健康
-
Lymphoma2017Died of lymphoma in 2017. Likely affected late-life creative activity.
評価・遺産
Kathryn Stripling Byer is known for poetry depicting mountain North Carolina and the lives of Southern women. Appointed North Carolina Poet Laureate (2005–2009) as the first woman to hold the post, she contributed to the promotion of poetry in the state and left a legacy through SIBA awards and induction into the state literary hall of fame.
関連学会
- North Carolina Writers' Network
大衆文化への影響
- Kathryn Stripling Byer Literary Festival at Emory and Henry College (named in her honor)
豆知識
- Appointed the fifth North Carolina Poet Laureate in 2005 and the first woman to hold the position.
- Maintained a blog called "My Laureate's Lasso" to highlight North Carolina poets and poetry.
- Emory and Henry College hosts a literary festival named for her.