National Poetry Series
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Lee Upton
リー・アップトン
Rī Upton
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-06-02 （St. Johns, Michigan, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- poet, fiction writer, literary critic, professor
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- Lafayette College (English professor, writer in residence)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University | Journalism | Journalism | BA | — | United States |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | MFA Program for Poets & Writers | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | English Literature | English Literature | PhD | — | United States |
Michigan State University
Journalism
/ Journalism
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Earned a BA in journalism
University of Massachusetts Amherst
MFA Program for Poets & Writers
/ Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Received an MFA in creative writing (Poets & Writers program)
State University of New York at Binghamton
English Literature
/ English Literature
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Earned a PhD in English literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Miami University Press Novella Prize | The Guide to the Flying Island | — | Miami University Press | 受賞 |
| — | Lyric Poetry Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award | — | — | Writer Magazine | 受賞 |
| 1988 | National Poetry Series | No Mercy | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize | The Day Every Day Is | — | Saturnalia Books | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Open Book Award | Bottle the Bottles the Bottles the Bottles | — | Cleveland State University Poetry Center | 受賞 |
| 2014 | BOA Short Fiction Award | The Tao of Humiliation | — | BOA Editions | 受賞 |
| 2012 | ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award | Swallowing the Sea: On Writing & Ambition, Boredom, Purity & Secrecy | — | ForeWord Reviews | 受賞 |
Miami University Press Novella Prize
2008
Work:
The Guide to the Flying Island
Organization:
Miami University Press
Result:
受賞
Lyric Poetry Award
Result:
受賞
Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award
2005
Organization:
Writer Magazine
Result:
受賞
National Poetry Series
1988
Work:
No Mercy
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize
2023
Work:
The Day Every Day Is
Organization:
Saturnalia Books
Result:
受賞
Open Book Award
2015
Work:
Bottle the Bottles the Bottles the Bottles
Organization:
Cleveland State University Poetry Center
Result:
受賞
BOA Short Fiction Award
2014
Work:
The Tao of Humiliation
Organization:
BOA Editions
Result:
受賞
ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award
2012
Work:
Swallowing the Sea: On Writing & Ambition, Boredom, Purity & Secrecy
Organization:
ForeWord Reviews
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
No Mercy
1989 PoetryA poetry collection that won the 1988 National Poetry Series; noted for its cool observation and precise language.
identitymemoryobservational clarity
The Invention of Kindness
1984 PoetryA 1984 poetry collection exploring emotion and ethical concerns; one of her early notable works.
moralityhuman relationships
Civilian Histories
2000 PoetryPublished in 2000, this collection reconstructs fragments of personal and civic life poetically.
civic lifememory
Undid in the Land of Undone
2007 PoetryA 2007 collection focusing on language, loss, and reconstruction.
lossrenewallanguage
The Guide to the Flying Island
2009 NovellaA novella published by Miami University Press in 2009; winner of the 2008 Novella Prize.
imaginationmovementloss and discovery
The Tao of Humiliation
2014 Short fictionA short story collection published by BOA Editions; winner of the BOA Short Fiction Award and critically acclaimed.
humiliationrelationshipsself-awareness
Visitations: Stories
2017 Short fictionA 2017 short story collection that received a Kirkus Star and other recognitions.
memoryencountersestrangement
Swallowing the Sea: On Writing & Ambition, Boredom, Purity & Secrecy
2012 Nonfiction (essays)A collection of essays on writing, ambition, boredom, purity and secrecy; winner of ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year.
theory of writingambitionethics of authorship
Bibliography
- The Day Every Day Is (2023)
- Bottle the Bottles the Bottles the Bottles (2015)
- Undid in the Land of Undone (2007)
- Civilian Histories (2000)
- Approximate Darling (1996)
- On Stage Tonight (1991)
- No Mercy (1989)
- The Invention of Kindness (1984)
- Tabitha, Get Up (2024)
- The Guide to the Flying Island (2009)
- The Tao of Humiliation (2014)
- Visitations: Stories (2017)
- Swallowing the Sea (2012)
Adaptations
- Libretto for 'The Masque of Edgar Allan Poe' (composer: Kirk O’Riordan)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- cool, observational narrationlyrical and experimental use of languagecritical and analytical perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- abandonment and renewalmemory and fragmented pastabsurdities of everyday life
Legacy
Lee Upton is an influential postwar American poet and writer whose poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction have received critical acclaim. Her teaching and critical work are also respected, and she has won multiple literary awards.
Academic Societies
- Poetry Society of America
Trivia
- Born June 2, 1953, in St. Johns, Michigan.
- Work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New Republic, American Poetry Review, and Harvard Review.
- Former English professor and writer in residence at Lafayette College.
- Wrote the libretto for 'The Masque of Edgar Allan Poe' performed in 2016.