Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2014) Nominee
Lisa Russ Spaar
リサ・ラス・スパール
Risa Rasu Spāru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Charlottesville, Virginia
Career
- Occupations
- poet, professor, essayist
- Active Years
- 1978-2024
- Affiliations
- Department of English and Creative Writing, University of Virginia
- Nominations
- 1997 National Poetry Series Finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia | — | English Department | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Virginia | School of Creative Writing | Poetry | M.F.A. | — | United States |
University of Virginia
English Department
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
summa cum laude
University of Virginia
School of Creative Writing
/ Poetry
Degree:
M.F.A.
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pushcart Prize | Temple Gaudete | Poetry | Pushcart Prize Editors | winner |
| 2011 | Carole Weinstein Poetry Prize | — | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2010 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | Poetry | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | fellow |
| 2001 | Emily Clark Balch Award | — | — | Virginia Quarterly Review | winner |
| 2000 | Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award | Glass Town | Emerging Women Writers | Rona Jaffe Foundation | winner |
| 1996 | Virginia Commission for the Arts Individual Artists Award | — | — | Virginia Commission for the Arts | winner |
| 1978 | Academy of American Poets Prize | — | — | University of Virginia | winner |
| 1980 | Hoyns Fellowship | — | Poetry | University of Virginia | fellow |
Pushcart Prize
2016
Work:
Temple Gaudete
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Pushcart Prize Editors
Result:
winner
Carole Weinstein Poetry Prize
2011
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
2010
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
fellow
Emily Clark Balch Award
2001
Organization:
Virginia Quarterly Review
Result:
winner
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
2000
Work:
Glass Town
Category:
Emerging Women Writers
Organization:
Rona Jaffe Foundation
Result:
winner
Virginia Commission for the Arts Individual Artists Award
1996
Organization:
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Result:
winner
Academy of American Poets Prize
1978
Organization:
University of Virginia
Result:
winner
Hoyns Fellowship
1980
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
University of Virginia
Result:
fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Orexia
2017 poetryVanitas, Rough
2012 poetrySatin Cash
2008 poetryBlue Venus
2004 poetryGlass Town
1999 poetryBibliography
- Past grief
- Cellar
- Blind Boy on Skates
- Glass Town
- Acquainted With the Night: Insomnia Poems
- Blue Venus
- The Land of Wandering
- All That Mighty Heart: London Poems
- Satin Cash
- Vanitas, rough
- The Hide-and-Seek Muse
- Monticello in Mind
- Orexia
- More Truly & More Strange
- Madrigalia
- Paradise Close
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary poetic voicelyrical intensity
- Recurring Motifs
- urban imageryspirituality
Legacy
Recognized as a significant voice in contemporary American poetry, recipient of numerous awards, teaches poetry writing at the University of Virginia. Poetry collections published by Persea Books and others, active in criticism and editing.
Trivia
- Won the 2016 Pushcart Prize for her poem 'Temple Gaudete'.