National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Lawrence Raab
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Lawrence Raab
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Williamstown, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, College professor
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- American University (1970–1971), University of Michigan, Williams College (since 1976)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Syracuse University | — | — | MA | — | United States |
Middlebury College
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
Syracuse University
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | National Poetry Series | What We Don't Know About Each Other | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
National Poetry Series
1992
Work:
What We Don't Know About Each Other
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2007
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mysteries of the Horizon
1974 PoetryAn early collection of poems that weaves observation with fragments of everyday life.
everyday lifeobservationexistence
The Collector of Cold Weather
1976 PoetryA collection focusing on climate and memory.
naturememory
Other Children: Poems
1987 PoetryPoems that handle themes of growing up and relationships.
coming of agefamily
What We Don't Know About Each Other
1993 PoetryA collection that turns attention to human relationships and overlooked matters (National Poetry Series winner).
relationshipsperceptionmemory
The Probable World
2000 PoetryA collection exploring the boundaries between reality and possibility.
realityimagination
Winter at the Caspian Sea (with Stephen Dunn)
2002 PoetryA collaborative poetry collection including joint perspectives.
collaborationnature
Visible Signs: New and Selected Poems
2003 PoetryAn anthology collecting new poems and selections from previous collections.
retrospectivenew work
The History of Forgetting
2009 PoetryA mature collection centered on memory and forgetting.
forgettingmemory
A Cup of Water Turns into a Rose
2012 PoetryA recent collection of image-rich poems.
transformationimagery
Mistaking Each Other for Ghosts
2015 PoetryA collection that quietly examines relationships and loss.
lossrelationships
Bibliography
- Mysteries of the Horizon
- The Collector of Cold Weather
- Other Children: Poems
- What We Don't Know About Each Other
- The Probable World
- Winter at the Caspian Sea (with Stephen Dunn)
- Visible Signs: New and Selected Poems
- The History of Forgetting
- A Cup of Water Turns into a Rose
- Mistaking Each Other for Ghosts
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, observational poetic voicea style that carefully depicts details of everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- memorynaturemoments of everyday lifeloss
Legacy
A poet who has contributed to contemporary American poetry while teaching for decades at Williams College. He has been recognized with awards such as the National Poetry Series and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Archives
- Williams College Archives & Special Collections (Lawrence Raab papers)
Trivia
- Has taught at Williams College since 1976.
- Work has appeared in magazines such as The New Yorker and the Virginia Quarterly Review.