National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Laura Mullen
ローラ・マレン
Rōra Maren
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Los Angeles (birth) → Berkeley, California (UC Berkeley) → Iowa City (University of Iowa) → Waterville / Colby College (teaching) → Miami (University of Miami, teaching) → Fort Collins (Colorado State University, teaching) → Baton Rouge (Louisiana State University, teaching) → Winston-Salem (Wake Forest University, teaching)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Translator, University professor
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Colby College, University of Miami, Colorado State University, Louisiana State University, Wake Forest University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| University of Iowa (Writers' Workshop) | — | Creative Writing (Poetry) | MFA | — | United States |
University of California, Berkeley
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
BA in English
University of Iowa (Writers' Workshop)
Creative Writing (Poetry)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA in Poetry (Iowa Writers' Workshop)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1991 | National Poetry Series (selection) | The Surface | — | National Poetry Series | 選出 |
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1988
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
National Poetry Series (selection)
1991
Work:
The Surface
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Surface
1991 PoetryAn early collection featuring experimental language and fragmented imagery.
languagesurface vs depth
After I Was Dead
1999 PoetryA collection that addresses personal loss and memory.
lossmemory
The Tales of Horror
1999 Poetry / Flip-bookPublished in 1999; a short collection including formal experiments.
formal experimentationhorror motifs
Subject
2005 PoetryExplores subjectivity and the self; the final poem was later set to music by a composer.
subjectivityself and other
Adaptations
- [Musical composition] Undersong (based on the poem "The Distance (This)") / Jason Eckardt (2011)
Murmur
2007 PoetryAn experimental collection focusing on sound and whispering textures.
soundwhisper
Dark Archive
2011 PoetryDeals with memory and archival materials; noted for combining different types of knowledge.
archivememory
Enduring Freedom: A Little Book of Mechanical Brides
2012 PoetryA poetic exploration intertwining technology, mechanization, and cultural images.
technologycultural imagery
Complicated Grief
2015 PoetryShorter poems dealing with loss and its complications.
lossgrief
EtC
2023 Poetry / Project bookA project book that examines the poetry industry itself (referred to as the "Dairy Industry"), experimenting through projection and re-presentation.
poetry industryself-referentiality
HERO (translation)
2019 Translation (poetry)Translation of Véronique Pittolo's HERO, published by Black Square Editions in 2019.
translationinternational poetry
Bibliography
- The Surface (1991)
- After I Was Dead (1999)
- The Tales of Horror (1999)
- Subject (2005)
- Murmur (2007)
- Dark Archive (2011)
- Enduring Freedom: A Little Book of Mechanical Brides (2012)
- Complicated Grief (2015)
- EtC (2023)
- HERO (translation, 2019)
Adaptations
- Song-setting by Jason Eckardt ('Undersong', 2011)
- Artist's book 'Verge' with photographs by John David O’Brien (limited edition, 2018)
Translations by Author
- English translation of Véronique Pittolo's HERO (Black Square Editions, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Experimental and avant-garde poetic styleFragmentary, collage-like use of languageCross-genre (poetry, prose, hypertext)
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryarchivesubjectivity/selfboundaries of language and expression
Legacy
Recognized as an experimental voice in contemporary American poetry, notable for work on form, archives, and memory. Also influential as an educator at multiple universities.
Quotes
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'EtC' is a project book stripped of recognizable content by the very process of that projection.
Source: Cleaveland Review of Books (review by Cary Stough) (2023) -
'Dark Archive' was praised for the way it daringly draws on very different types of knowledge and the way it creates new ones in new combinations.
Source: Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics (review) (2011)
Trivia
- The Surface (1991) was a National Poetry Series selection.
- In 2011 composer Jason Eckardt released a setting based on one of her poems.
- In 2019 she published an English translation of Véronique Pittolo's HERO.
- Held the Kenan Chair of Humanities at Wake Forest University (2021–2023) and resigned in October 2023.