Lannan Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 196 (2015, held 3 times in year) Fellowship
Layli Long Soldier
レイリ・ロング・ソルジャー
Layli Long Soldier
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Oglala Lakota
- Languages
- English, Lakota
- Residence History
- Four Corners region, Southwestern United States
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, artist, activist, feminist, editor, educator
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Diné College (English department faculty), Drunken Boat (editor), Kore Press (poetry editor)
- Influenced By
- Oglala Lakota oral tradition
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of American Indian Arts | — | — | Bachelor of Fine Arts | — | United States |
| Bard College | — | — | Master's | — | United States |
Institute of American Indian Arts
Degree:
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Country:
United States
BFA obtained (year unknown)
Bard College
Degree:
Master's
Country:
United States
Master's degree obtained (specific program/year unknown)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lannan Literary Fellowship | — | — | Lannan Foundation | recipient |
| 2016 | National Artist Fellowship | — | — | Native Arts and Cultures Foundation | recipient |
| 2016 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | recipient |
| 2017 | National Book Award for Poetry | Whereas | Poetry | National Book Foundation | finalist |
| 2017 | National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry | Whereas | Poetry | National Book Critics Circle | winner |
| 2018 | Griffin Poetry Prize (shortlisted) | Whereas | Poetry | Griffin Poetry Prize | shortlisted |
| 2018 | PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | Whereas | — | PEN America | winner |
| 2021 | Michael Murphy Memorial Poetry Prize | Whereas | Poetry | The English Association | winner |
Lannan Literary Fellowship
2015
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
recipient
National Artist Fellowship
2016
Organization:
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Result:
recipient
Whiting Award
2016
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
recipient
National Book Award for Poetry
2017
Work:
Whereas
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
finalist
National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
2017
Work:
Whereas
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
winner
Griffin Poetry Prize (shortlisted)
2018
Work:
Whereas
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize
Result:
shortlisted
PEN/Jean Stein Book Award
2018
Work:
Whereas
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
winner
Michael Murphy Memorial Poetry Prize
2021
Work:
Whereas
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
The English Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
Chromosomory
2010 Poetry (chapbook)An early chapbook of poems exploring language and identity.
languageidentity
Whereas
2017 PoetryA poetry collection that interrogates historical violence against Indigenous peoples and cultural erasure through close attention to language. It responds to the 2009 U.S. Congressional apology and weaves in personal and maternal perspectives.
language and politicscultural erasurehistorical violenceapology and memorymotherhood
Adaptations
- [Documentary film] Lakota Nation vs. United States (2023)
Bibliography
- Chromosomory (2010)
- Whereas (2017)
Adaptations
- Poems from Whereas are read and featured in the documentary Lakota Nation vs. United States
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental poeticsclose attention to languagemanipulation of spacing and punctuation
- Recurring Motifs
- language of apologies and legal textsvoices of history and memorymotherhood and personal experience
Legacy
Recognized as an important voice in Native literature and contemporary poetry. She makes the politics of language visible through poetic technique and foregrounds discussions of historical violence and governmental apologies.
In Popular Culture
- Her poetry appears in the documentary Lakota Nation vs. United States, influencing discussions of Indigenous rights and historical recognition.
Quotes
-
This was the same week that President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Source: Whereas (poem "38") (2017)
Trivia
- Published the chapbook Chromosomory in 2010.
- Gained wide recognition for Whereas (2017), receiving and being shortlisted for several major literary awards.
- Has taught in the English department at Diné College.
- Serves as an editor for Drunken Boat and as poetry editor for Kore Press.