National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Lee Ann Roripaugh
リー・アン・ロリパフ
Lee Ann Roripaugh
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1965 （Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Laramie, Wyoming (birth) → University of South Dakota (Vermillion), South Dakota (residence/employment)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, Professor of English, Director of Creative Writing, Editor-in-Chief
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- University of South Dakota, South Dakota Review (Editor-in-Chief)
- Influenced By
- Robert Roripaugh (father; Wyoming Poet Laureate), Japanese culture / bicultural Japanese–American experience
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University Bloomington | Jacobs School of Music | Piano Performance | B.M.（ピアノ演奏） | — | United States |
| — | — | — | M.M.（音楽史） | — | — |
| — | — | — | M.F.A.（創作） | — | — |
Indiana University Bloomington
Jacobs School of Music
/ Piano Performance
Degree:
B.M.（ピアノ演奏）
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Music (piano performance). She later earned an M.M. in music history and an M.F.A. in creative writing; specific institutions for those degrees are not specified in the source.
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Degree:
M.M.（音楽史）
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Degree:
M.F.A.（創作）
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | National Poetry Series | Beyond Heart Mountain | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Association for Asian American Studies Book Award (Poetry/Prose) | Year of the Snake | — | Association for Asian American Studies | 受賞 |
| 2015 | South Dakota Poet Laureate (appointment) | — | — | Office of the Governor of South Dakota (appointment) | 任命（4年任期） |
| 2019 | South Dakota Author of the Year | — | — | South Dakota Council of Teachers of English | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Bush Artist Fellowship | — | — | Bush Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Randall Jarrell International Poetry Prize | — | — | Randall Jarrell Prize | 受賞 |
| — | Academy of American Poets Prize | — | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞（年不詳） |
National Poetry Series
1998
Work:
Beyond Heart Mountain
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Association for Asian American Studies Book Award (Poetry/Prose)
2004
Work:
Year of the Snake
Organization:
Association for Asian American Studies
Result:
受賞
South Dakota Poet Laureate (appointment)
2015
Organization:
Office of the Governor of South Dakota (appointment)
Result:
任命（4年任期）
South Dakota Author of the Year
2019
Organization:
South Dakota Council of Teachers of English
Result:
受賞
Bush Artist Fellowship
2003
Organization:
Bush Foundation
Result:
受賞
Randall Jarrell International Poetry Prize
1995
Organization:
Randall Jarrell Prize
Result:
受賞
Academy of American Poets Prize
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞（年不詳）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Beyond Heart Mountain
1999 PoetryA collection of poems addressing Japanese American family history, memory, and the landscape of the American West, exploring identity and historical themes.
Japanese American memoryidentityAmerican West
Year of the Snake
2004 PoetryA poetry collection that probes cultural boundaries, family, and intersections of race and gender.
mixed heritage / bicultural identityfamilygender
On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year
2009 PoetryContains poems reflecting social tensions and personal senses of crisis.
social tensionpersonal crisis
Dandarians
2014 PoetryA collection crossing multiple voices and cultural references, dealing with personal history and collective memory.
memorycultural referencespersonal history
tsunami vs. the fukushima 50
2019 PoetryA poetry collection addressing the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, questioning environmental and ethical consequences.
disasterenvironmental ethicstrauma and recovery
Bibliography
- Beyond Heart Mountain
- Year of the Snake
- On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year
- Dandarians
- tsunami vs. the fukushima 50
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, imagistic poetrybicultural expression incorporating Japanese and American references
- Recurring Motifs
- bicultural Japanese–American identitynature and Western landscapesfamily and memorydisaster and the environment
Legacy
Lee Ann Roripaugh is a poet and educator known for work that links Japanese American perspectives with the landscapes of the American West; she served as South Dakota Poet Laureate (2015–2019) and has contributed to Asian American literature and environmental poetry.
Academic Societies
- Association for Asian American Studies (associated)
Trivia
- Her father, Robert Roripaugh, served as Wyoming Poet Laureate.
- She earned a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from Indiana University.
- Appointed South Dakota Poet Laureate in 2015.