National Poetry Series
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Mark Halliday
マーク・ハリデイ
Mark Halliday
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-01-01 （Ann Arbor, Michigan）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ann Arbor, Michigan (birth) → Raleigh, North Carolina (grew up) → Westport, Connecticut (grew up) → Athens, Ohio (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, professor, critic
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- Wellesley College (teaching), University of Pennsylvania (teaching), Western Michigan University (teaching), Indiana University (teaching), Ohio University (faculty, since 1996)
- Influenced By
- Allen Grossman, Frank Bidart, Frank O'Hara, Kenneth Koch
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | — | — | B.A. | 1967-1971 | United States |
| Brown University | — | — | M.A. | 1971-1976 | United States |
| Brandeis University | — | English Literature | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Brown University
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1967-1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Brown University
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1971-1976
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
United States
Brandeis University
English Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
Studied with Allen Grossman and Frank Bidart
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Juniper Prize | Tasker Street | — | University of Massachusetts Press (Juniper Prize) | winner |
| 1987 | National Poetry Series selection | Little Star | — | W. Morrow / National Poetry Series | selection |
| 2006 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | recipient |
| 2001 | Rome Prize | — | — | American Academy in Rome | winner |
| 1994 | Poet-in-Residence at The Frost Place | — | — | The Frost Place | appointment |
Juniper Prize
1992
Work:
Tasker Street
Organization:
University of Massachusetts Press (Juniper Prize)
Result:
winner
National Poetry Series selection
1987
Work:
Little Star
Organization:
W. Morrow / National Poetry Series
Result:
selection
Guggenheim Fellowship
2006
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
recipient
Rome Prize
2001
Organization:
American Academy in Rome
Result:
winner
Poet-in-Residence at The Frost Place
1994
Organization:
The Frost Place
Result:
appointment
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Losers Dream On
2018 poetryA recent collection of poems emphasizing close observation of daily life, humor, and colloquial diction.
daily lifememoryhumorpopular culture
Thresherphobe
2013 poetryA poetry collection notable for striking metaphors and conversational voice.
metaphorcolloquial voiceobservation
Keep This Forever
2008 poetryA collection dealing with love, memory, and fragments of daily life.
lovememoryfragments of daily life
Jab
2002 poetryA book of poems containing wit and sharp observation.
witobservation
Selfwolf
1999 poetryA collection blending personal reminiscence with humor.
remembrancehumor
Tasker Street
1992 poetryJuniper Prize-winning collection focusing on details of everyday scenes.
details of daily lifeobservation
Little Star
1987 poetryA poetry collection selected by the National Poetry Series.
youthpersonal memory
Stevens and the Interpersonal
1991 criticismA critical study of Wallace Stevens from an interpersonal perspective.
poeticsliterary criticism
The Sighted Singer: Two Works on Poetry for Readers and Writers
1991 criticismCritical essays for readers and writers of poetry, co-authored with Allen Grossman.
poetic techniqueinterpretation
Against Our Vanishing: Winter Conversations with Allen Grossman
1981 criticismA book of conversations with Allen Grossman on poetry and criticism.
dialoguepoetry theory
Bibliography
- Losers Dream On
- Thresherphobe
- Keep This Forever
- Jab
- Selfwolf
- Tasker Street
- Little Star
- Stevens and the Interpersonal
- The Sighted Singer: Two Works on Poetry for Readers and Writers
- Against Our Vanishing: Winter Conversations with Allen Grossman
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- colloquial, conversational voicemeticulous observation of daily detailsmetaphorical and witty expression
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday lifememory and reminiscencereferences to popular culturehumor
Legacy
Mark Halliday is regarded as an important contemporary American poet and critic, associated with the so-called 'ultra-talk poem'—a conversational, garrulous style. He has contributed to teaching as a university professor and received several prizes and fellowships.
Archives
- Ohio University Archives (possible holding of related materials)
Trivia
- Met his wife, poet J. Allyn Rosser, at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Lost his mother at age 25.
- Has taught at Ohio University since 1996 and was named Distinguished Professor in 2012.
- Has a son, Nicholas, and a daughter, Devon.