Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1985) Winner
Linda Gregg
リンダ・グレッグ
Linda Gregg
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1942-09-09 （Suffern, New York, U.S.）
- Died
- 2019-03-20 （New York City (Mount Sinai Beth Israel)） age 76
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Marin County, California, U.S. → East Village, New York City — from 2006
Career
- Occupations
- poet, teacher, writer
- Active Years
- 1970-2019
- Affiliations
- Indian Valley Colleges, University of Arizona, Napa State, Louisiana State University, University of Iowa, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Houston, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Princeton University (lecturer in Creative Writing Program, circa 2006)
- Influenced By
- Joseph Brodsky, Czesław Miłosz, W. S. Merwin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) | — | — | 学士 | 1963–1967 | United States |
| San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) | — | — | 修士 | 1969–1972 | United States |
San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University)
Degree:
学士
Period:
1963–1967
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United States
San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University)
Degree:
修士
Period:
1969–1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1993 | National Endowment for the Arts grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 助成 |
| 2003 | Sara Teasdale Award | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Lannan Literary Fellowship | — | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2006 | PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry | — | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Jackson Poetry Prize | — | — | Poets & Writers | 受賞 |
| — | Pushcart Prizes (multiple) | — | — | Pushcart Prize | 受賞（複数） |
Guggenheim Fellowship
1982
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
1985
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts grant
1993
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
助成
Sara Teasdale Award
2003
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Lannan Literary Fellowship
2003
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry
2006
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Jackson Poetry Prize
2009
Organization:
Poets & Writers
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prizes (multiple)
Organization:
Pushcart Prize
Result:
受賞（複数）
Awards & Nominations
Lannan Literary Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 90 (2003) Winner
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Edition 92 (2003, held 3 times in year) Fellowship
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Edition 153 (2003, held 6 times in year) Fellowship
American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2009) Winner
Jackson Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2009) Winner
Works
Major Works
Too Bright to See
1981 PoetryHer first collection, introducing Gregg's lyrical voice and recurring motifs of loss and travel.
losstravellyricism
Alma
1985 PoetryA collection weaving personal loss, relationships, and memory.
memoryrelationshipsloss
The Sacraments of Desire
1991 PoetryPoems exploring desire and ritualized acts with deep lyricism.
desireritualintrospection
Chosen by the Lion
1995 PoetryA collection that uses strong metaphor and tension to portray loss and renewal.
renewallossnature
Things and Flesh
1999 PoetryPoems contemplating life and death through corporeality and materiality.
corporealitylife and deathmateriality
Too Bright to See; & Alma
2002 PoetryA reissue/combined edition collecting earlier works.
retrospectivelyricism
In the Middle Distance
2006 PoetryA mature collection dealing with movement, distance, and personal memory.
distancetravelmemory
All of it Singing: New and Selected Poems
2008 Poetry (Selected)A selected volume containing new poems and representative works, summarizing Gregg's poetic achievement.
retrospectivelyricismloss
Bibliography
- Too Bright to See (1981)
- Alma (1985)
- The Sacraments of Desire (1991)
- Chosen by the Lion (1995)
- Things and Flesh (1999)
- Too Bright to See; & Alma (2002)
- In the Middle Distance (2006)
- All of it Singing: New and Selected Poems (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalconcise yet powerful linesimagistic description
- Recurring Motifs
- losstravelmemorycorporeality
Health
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cancer2019（診断時期詳細不明）Died of cancer in 2019. Ultimately led to cessation of activity.
Legacy
Linda Gregg was an American poet highly regarded for lyrical poems exploring loss and memory. She received numerous awards and wide critical acclaim.
Quotes
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The blinding intensity of Ms. Gregg's lines stains the reader's psyche the way lightning or heartbreak do.
Source: Joseph Brodsky (statement/announcement) -
I have loved Linda Gregg's poems since I first read them. They are inseparable from the surprising, unrolling, eventful, pure current of their language.
Source: W. S. Merwin (blurb/cover endorsement)
Trivia
- Was in a long relationship with poet Jack Gilbert.
- Married writer/activist John Brentlinger; divorced in 1990.
- Contributed to literary magazines including Ploughshares, The New Yorker, and The Paris Review.
- Received the Jackson Poetry Prize in 2009.