-
第10回（1988年 第4回開催） Winner
Lee Upton
リー・アップトン
Rī Upton
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1953-06-02 （St. Johns, Michigan, United States）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
経歴
- 職業
- poet, fiction writer, literary critic, professor
- 活動期間
- 1979年〜
- 所属
- Lafayette College (English professor, writer in residence)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
学位:
BA
国:
United States
Earned a BA in journalism
University of Massachusetts Amherst
MFA Program for Poets & Writers
/ Creative Writing
学位:
MFA
国:
United States
Received an MFA in creative writing (Poets & Writers program)
State University of New York at Binghamton
English Literature
/ English Literature
学位:
PhD
国:
United States
Earned a PhD in English literature
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
対象作品:
The Guide to the Flying Island
主催:
Miami University Press
結果:
受賞
Lyric Poetry Award
結果:
受賞
Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award
2005
主催:
Writer Magazine
結果:
受賞
National Poetry Series
1988
対象作品:
No Mercy
主催:
National Poetry Series
結果:
受賞
Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize
2023
対象作品:
The Day Every Day Is
主催:
Saturnalia Books
結果:
受賞
Open Book Award
2015
対象作品:
Bottle the Bottles the Bottles the Bottles
主催:
Cleveland State University Poetry Center
結果:
受賞
BOA Short Fiction Award
2014
対象作品:
The Tao of Humiliation
主催:
BOA Editions
結果:
受賞
ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award
2012
対象作品:
Swallowing the Sea: On Writing & Ambition, Boredom, Purity & Secrecy
主催:
ForeWord Reviews
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
No Mercy
1989年 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年 PoetryA 1984 poetry collection exploring emotion and ethical concerns; one of her early notable works.
moralityhuman relationships
Civilian Histories
2000年 PoetryPublished in 2000, this collection reconstructs fragments of personal and civic life poetically.
civic lifememory
Undid in the Land of Undone
2007年 PoetryA 2007 collection focusing on language, loss, and reconstruction.
lossrenewallanguage
The Guide to the Flying Island
2009年 NovellaA novella published by Miami University Press in 2009; winner of the 2008 Novella Prize.
imaginationmovementloss and discovery
The Tao of Humiliation
2014年 Short fictionA short story collection published by BOA Editions; winner of the BOA Short Fiction Award and critically acclaimed.
humiliationrelationshipsself-awareness
Visitations: Stories
2017年 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年 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
全著作
- 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)
翻案
- Libretto for 'The Masque of Edgar Allan Poe' (composer: Kirk O’Riordan)
作風・主題
- 文体
- cool, observational narrationlyrical and experimental use of languagecritical and analytical perspective
- 頻出モチーフ
- abandonment and renewalmemory and fragmented pastabsurdities of everyday life
評価・遺産
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.
関連学会
- Poetry Society of America
豆知識
- 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.