Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2013) Winner
Marianne Boruch
マリアンヌ・ボルーク
Marianne Boruch
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-06-19 （Chicago, Illinois, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. → Tuscola, Illinois, U.S. (summer visits)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor, Essayist, Memoirist
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Purdue University (developed/director MFA program in creative writing; professor emeritus), Warren Wilson College (low-residency MFA program, occasional instructor), Tunghai University (Taiwan; taught), University of Maine at Farmington (taught)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
University of Illinois
Country:
United States
Undergraduate degree (year unknown)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA (thesis advisor: James Tate)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award | The Book of Hours | — | Kingsley Tufts Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1999 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1984 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award (national division) | — | — | Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Gold Award for Best Feature (GAMMA) | Cadaver, Speak | — | The Southeast's GAMMA Awards | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Terrence Des Pres Award | — | — | Parnassus | 受賞 |
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
2013
Work:
The Book of Hours
Organization:
Kingsley Tufts Foundation
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
1988
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
2001
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
2012
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
2016
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2005
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1999
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1984
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award (national division)
2015
Organization:
Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award
Result:
受賞
Gold Award for Best Feature (GAMMA)
2011
Work:
Cadaver, Speak
Organization:
The Southeast's GAMMA Awards
Result:
受賞
Terrence Des Pres Award
1994
Organization:
Parnassus
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
View from the Gazebo
1985 PoetryAn early collection showing a young poet's sensibility, focused on observation and details of everyday life.
observationdaily lifememory
Descendant
1989 PoetryA collection dealing with family, lineage, history and personal memory.
familyhistorymemory
Moss Burning
1993 PoetryFeatures vivid depictions of nature and transformation through close attention to objects.
naturetransformationobservation
Poetry's Old Air
1995 EssaysA collection of essays on poetics, discussing craft and connections to other fields.
poeticscraftinterdisciplinary reflection
The Glimpse Traveler
2011 MemoirA memoir centered on a 1971 hitchhiking trip, recounting youthful travel and experiences.
travelyouthful experienceremembrance
The Book of Hours
2011 PoetryA mid-career major work delicately depicting daily time, ritual, loss and recovery. Winner of the 2013 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.
timelossritual
Cadaver, Speak
2014 Poetry / long poemWorks that explore medicine and the human body through observation and imagination; pieces published in journals received awards.
medicinedissectionthe body
Eventually One Dreams the Real Thing
2016 PoetryA collection exploring the boundary between dream and reality; noted in The New Yorker's 'Most Loved Books' list for 2016.
dreamrealityimagination
The Anti-Grief
2019 PoetryPoems confronting loss and grief, addressing personal sorrow and processes of recovery.
lossgriefrecovery
Bestiary Dark
2021 PoetryA collection using animals and bestiary motifs to illuminate human psychology and the world.
animalsfablesymbolism
The Little Death of Self: Nine Essays toward Poetry
2017 EssaysA set of essays on poetry and the self, probing the inner processes of poetic creation.
poeticsselfcreation
Bibliography
- View from the Gazebo
- Descendant
- Moss Burning
- A Stick That Breaks and Breaks
- Poems: New & Selected
- Ghost and Oar (chapbook)
- Grace, Fallen from
- The Book of Hours
- Cadaver, Speak
- Eventually One Dreams the Real Thing
- The Anti-Grief
- Bestiary Dark
- Poetry's Old Air
- In the Blue Pharmacy
- The Little Death of Self: Nine Essays toward Poetry
- The Glimpse Traveler
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- close observational detailclear, musical languageinterdisciplinary references (art, music, medicine, etc.)
- Recurring Motifs
- birds and animalsmedical/dissection imagerytime and memoryallegorizing everyday objects
Legacy
A poet who illuminates everyday life, the body and memory through close observation and interdisciplinary reference. Recipient of major prizes such as the Kingsley Tufts, she is respected in contemporary American poetry.
Trivia
- She wrote a memoir about a 1971 hitchhiking trip, published as The Glimpse Traveler.
- Born in Chicago and educated in parish schools; raised Catholic.
- Developed and directed the creative writing MFA program at Purdue University and is professor emeritus there.