Bollingen Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1951) Winner
Marianne Moore
マリアンヌ・ムーア
Marianne Moore
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1887-11-15 （Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S.）
- Died
- 1972-02-05 （New York City, U.S.） age 84
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Presbyterian (Protestant)
- Residence History
- St. Louis area (childhood) → Near Pittsburgh (c.1894–1896) → Carlisle, Pennsylvania → Chatham, New Jersey → Greenwich Village, New York City → Fort Greene, Brooklyn → Manhattan (later years)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, critic, translator, editor
- Active Years
- 1915-1972
- Affiliations
- Editor, The Dial
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (member, 1955), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow, 1962)
- Influenced By
- The Imagists, Edith Sitwell, Ezra Pound
- Influenced
- Elizabeth Bishop, Allen Ginsberg, John Ashbery, James Merrill
- Nominations
- 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature (nominated by Erik Lindegren)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College | — | History, Economics, and Political Science (combined major) | A.B. | 1905-1909 | United States |
Bryn Mawr College
History, Economics, and Political Science (combined major)
Degree:
A.B.
Period:
1905-1909
Year of Graduation:
1909
Country:
United States
Began writing poems and short stories; classmate included H.D.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | National Book Award (Poetry) | Collected Poems | — | National Book Foundation | winner |
| 1951 | Pulitzer Prize (Poetry) | Collected Poems | — | Pulitzer Prize Board | winner |
| 1951 | Bollingen Prize | Collected Poems | — | Bollingen Prize Committee | winner |
| 1933 | Helen Haire Levinson Prize | — | — | Poetry magazine | winner |
| 1967 | Edward MacDowell Medal | — | — | The MacDowell Colony | winner |
| 1968 | National Medal for Literature | — | — | U.S. federal award committee | winner |
National Book Award (Poetry)
1951
Work:
Collected Poems
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
winner
Pulitzer Prize (Poetry)
1951
Work:
Collected Poems
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
winner
Bollingen Prize
1951
Work:
Collected Poems
Organization:
Bollingen Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Helen Haire Levinson Prize
1933
Organization:
Poetry magazine
Result:
winner
Edward MacDowell Medal
1967
Organization:
The MacDowell Colony
Result:
winner
National Medal for Literature
1968
Organization:
U.S. federal award committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1952) Winner
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal (Poetry)
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1953) Winner
Works
Major Works
Poems
1921 Poetry collectionA collection of early poems; Moore later expressed dissatisfaction with the selection and editing of this edition.
observationnatureanimals
Observations
1924 Poetry collectionMoore's second collection; won the Dial Award in 1924 and contains poems that raised her critical profile.
formal experimenteveryday observation
Collected Poems
1951 Collected poetryA collected edition of major poems; it won the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Bollingen Prize in 1951, cementing her reputation.
precision of languageirony and witstrength and adversity
Fables of La Fontaine (translated by Marianne Moore)
1954 Translation (poetry)Verse translations of La Fontaine's fables into English, praised for their deftness.
fablemoral allegory
The Complete Poems / Complete Poems
1967 Collected poems (complete)A comprehensive collection of Moore's poetry; many early poems were revised by her in later life.
revision and self-scrutinylinguistic experimentation
Bibliography
- Poems (1921)
- Observations (1924)
- Selected Poems (1935)
- Collected Poems (1951)
- Fables of La Fontaine (1954, translation)
- The Complete Poems (1967)
- Selected Poems (1969)
- Homage to Henry James (1971)
Adaptations
- Musical settings of poems (songs and choral works by various composers)
- Recreation of her living room (Rosenbach Museum & Library)
Translations by Author
- La Fontaine's Fables (English verse translations, 1954)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- formal innovation (syllabic verse)precise dictionirony and witfragmentary, observational description
- Recurring Motifs
- animals and natureeveryday objectsreligious and moral themesstrength and adversity
Health
-
strokes (multiple)晩年（数年間）Affected her late-life activity and overall health
Legacy
Marianne Moore is one of the foremost American modernist poets of the 20th century, acclaimed for formal experimentation and precision of language. She received major awards and influenced subsequent generations of poets.
Museums
- Rosenbach Museum & Library (Marianne Moore collection) Philadelphia (see institution for details)
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Archives
- Marianne Moore collection (Rosenbach Museum & Library)
- Marianne Moore papers (University of Maryland Libraries)
- Glenway Wescott and Monroe Wheeler Collection (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale)
- Robert A. Wilson - Marianne Moore collection (University of Delaware Special Collections)
In Popular Culture
- Became a celebrity in the 1950s through magazine photographic essays; known for her tricorn hat
- Participated in Ford's E-car naming project and suggested names including the famous anecdotal 'Utopian Turtletop'
- Threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium in 1968
Quotes
-
Poetry praises poets who create 'imaginary gardens with real toads in them.'
Source: Poem 'Poetry' (1919)
Trivia
- She never married.
- Famous anecdote about suggesting names for Ford's E-car, including 'Utopian Turtletop'.
- Suffered multiple strokes in her later years.
- Established a fund in her will to support the Camperdown Elm in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.
- Her living room has been recreated in the Rosenbach Museum & Library collection.