National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Lisa Lewis
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Lisa Lewis
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956 （Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Roanoke, Virginia (birthplace) → Stillwater, Oklahoma (Oklahoma State University)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, professor, editor
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Affiliations
- Director, Creative Writing Program, Oklahoma State University, Editor in Chief & Poetry Editor, The Cimarron Review
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Brittingham Prize in Poetry | The Unbeliever | — | — | winner |
| 1998 | National Poetry Series | Silent Treatment | — | — | winner |
| 2011 | The American Poetry Review Prize | Burned House with Swimming Pool | — | The American Poetry Review | winner |
| 2011 | Individual Artist's Fellowship (NEA) | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | recipient |
| 2017 | Tenth Gate Prize | — | — | Word Works | winner |
Brittingham Prize in Poetry
1994
Work:
The Unbeliever
Result:
winner
National Poetry Series
1998
Work:
Silent Treatment
Result:
winner
The American Poetry Review Prize
2011
Work:
Burned House with Swimming Pool
Organization:
The American Poetry Review
Result:
winner
Individual Artist's Fellowship (NEA)
2011
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
recipient
Tenth Gate Prize
2017
Organization:
Word Works
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Unbeliever
1994 poetryLewis's first collection, published as the winner of the Brittingham Prize; contains poems addressing memory, faith, and corporeality.
memoryfaithcorporeality
Silent Treatment
1998 poetryA collection published through the National Poetry Series; explores silence, relationships, and interior dialogues.
silencerelationshipsinteriority
Vivisect
2010 poetryA book of poems attentive to life, death, and the particulars of the body; notable for experimental imagery and keen observation.
lifedeathphysical detail
Burned House with Swimming Pool
2011 poetryA striking collection depicting domestic rupture and images of the home; one of the works that earned her the American Poetry Review Prize.
homerupturememory
The Body Double
2016 poetryA collection delving into corporeality and the notion of a bodily double; published by Georgetown Review Press.
corporealityselfduality
Bibliography
- The Unbeliever
- Silent Treatment
- Vivisect
- Burned House with Swimming Pool
- The Body Double
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- condensed languagevivid imageryemphasis on corporeality
- Recurring Motifs
- the bodyhome/domestic spacesmemory and losssilence
Legacy
Lisa Lewis is a significant contemporary American poet who has shaped the field through her teaching and editorial work. She has received multiple notable awards and is recognized for her distinctive poetic focus on corporeality and the domestic.
Trivia
- She is reported to have published six books of poetry (sources vary).
- Serves as Editor in Chief and Poetry Editor of The Cimarron Review.
- Received an Individual Artist's Fellowship from the NEA in 2011.