Laynie Browne - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Female
Born: 1966-06-21 （Los Angeles, United States）
Nationality: United States
Languages: English
Residence History: Los Angeles (birth) → Seattle (Subtext collective) → New York City (The Ear Inn) → Wallingford, Pennsylvania (residence) → Tucson, Arizona (associated)

Career

Occupations: Poet, Creative writing professor, Arts educator
Active Years: 1990-
Affiliations: Subtext (Seattle), The Ear Inn (New York City), University of Pennsylvania Creative Writing Program (faculty), Afghan Women's Writing Project (mentor)

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
Brown University	Graduate School (MFA)	Creative Writing Program	MFA	1988–1990	United States

Brown University

Graduate School (MFA) / Creative Writing Program

Degree: MFA

Period: 1988–1990

Year of Graduation: 1990

Country: United States

Received an M.F.A. in creative writing

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
2006	National Poetry Series	—	—	National Poetry Series	受賞
2014	Pew Fellowship in the Arts	—	—	Pew Center for Arts & Heritage	受賞（フェロー）
—	Gertrude Stein Award in Innovative American Poetry	—	—	Gertrude Stein Award organization	受賞（3回受賞）

National Poetry Series

2006

Organization: National Poetry Series

Result: 受賞

Pew Fellowship in the Arts

2014

Organization: Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

Result: 受賞（フェロー）

Gertrude Stein Award in Innovative American Poetry

Organization: Gertrude Stein Award organization

Result: 受賞（3回受賞）

Awards & Nominations

National Poetry Series 1 appearances

Edition 28 (2006) Winner

Works

Major Works

Practice

2015 Poetry

A collection of experimental poems examining form and practice.

formpracticesilence

The Desires of Letters

2010 Poetry / epistolary poems

Uses letter forms to explore desire and fragments of communication.

letterscommunicationabsence

Daily Sonnets

2007 Poetry / sonnets

An experiment intersecting sonnet forms with quotidian fragments.

formal experimenteveryday lifesilence

The Scented Fox

2007 Poetry / narrative poems

A poetry collection incorporating narrative elements with fable-like imagery.

fablememoryimagination

Lost Parkour Ps(alms)

2014 Poetry / psalm-like pieces

An experimental work using psalm forms to investigate loss and recuperation. Available in English and French.

lossmourningrecontextualization of form

Translations

French translation

Drawing of a Swan Before Memory

2005 Poetry

A collection themed around the intersections of memory and image.

memoryimage

Bibliography

Practice (2015)
The Desires of Letters (2010)
Daily Sonnets (2007)
The Scented Fox (2007)
Drawing of a Swan Before Memory (2005)
Mermaid's Purse (2005)
Pollen Memory (2003)
Acts of Levitation (2002)
The Agency of Wind (1999)
Rebecca Letters (1997)
Various chapbooks and shorter works

Translations of Works

French translation of Lost Parkour Ps(alms) (2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style: experimental, conceptual poetryrecontextualization of formsfragmentary and modular composition
Recurring Motifs: silenceloss and mourningletters and transmissionattention to form itself

Legacy

Laynie Browne is a contemporary American poet known for formal experimentation and conceptual writing. Also active as an educator, she teaches creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania and mentors projects such as the Afghan Women's Writing Project. Her honors include the National Poetry Series and a Pew Fellowship.

Quotes

Attempts to illuminate once-hidden meanings are points of perforation, punctures in the fabric of writing.

Source: Laynie Browne (from interviews/writings)

Trivia

Born in Los Angeles in 1966.
Received an MFA from Brown University (1990).
Teaches creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania.
Winner of the National Poetry Series (2006).
Pew Fellowship recipient (2014).
Three-time recipient of the Gertrude Stein Award.