James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1988) Winner
Mary Jo Salter
メアリー・ジョー・ソルター
Mary Jo Salter
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1954-08-15 （Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Grand Rapids, Michigan → Detroit, Michigan → Baltimore, Maryland → South Hadley, Massachusetts (while at Mount Holyoke College) → Cambridge, England (while studying at Cambridge University)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Editor, Professor
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars, Mount Holyoke College (former faculty), Literary magazine The Common (editorial board)
- Memberships
- Poetry Society of America (former vice-president)
- Influenced By
- Elizabeth Bishop
- Nominations
- 'Sunday Skaters' nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award (1994)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | English | B.A. | 1972–1976 | United States |
| University of Cambridge | — | English | M.A. | 1976–1978 | United Kingdom |
Harvard University
English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1972–1976
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
United States
Studied with Elizabeth Bishop while at Harvard
University of Cambridge
English
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1976–1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduate study
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Frost Place poet in residence | — | — | The Frost Place | 選出（詩人レジデンシー） |
| 1989 | James Laughlin Award (Lamont Poetry Prize) | Unfinished Painting | 詩 | Academy / James Laughlin Award | 受賞（その年の最も優れた第2詩集） |
| 1995 | Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship | — | — | Amy Lowell Trust | 受給（1995–1996） |
| 2003 | The New York Times Notable Book of the Year | Open Shutters | — | The New York Times | 選出（Notable Book） |
| 2004 | Meribeth E. Cameron Faculty Award for Scholarship | — | — | Mount Holyoke College | 受賞 |
The Frost Place poet in residence
1981
Organization:
The Frost Place
Result:
選出（詩人レジデンシー）
James Laughlin Award (Lamont Poetry Prize)
1989
Work:
Unfinished Painting
Category:
詩
Organization:
Academy / James Laughlin Award
Result:
受賞（その年の最も優れた第2詩集）
Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship
1995
Organization:
Amy Lowell Trust
Result:
受給（1995–1996）
The New York Times Notable Book of the Year
2003
Work:
Open Shutters
Organization:
The New York Times
Result:
選出（Notable Book）
Meribeth E. Cameron Faculty Award for Scholarship
2004
Organization:
Mount Holyoke College
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Poets' Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Henry Purcell in Japan
1985 PoetryAn early collection of poems showing sensitivity to music and foreign landscapes.
MusicTravelLandscape
Unfinished Painting
1989 PoetryHer second volume, noted for its balance of technique and feeling; recipient of the Lamont Prize.
MemoryFamilyArt
Sunday Skaters
1994 PoetryA collection of poems that delicately描写描写 daily observations and urban scenes; nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Urban lifeEveryday momentsTime
A Kiss in Space
1999 PoetryContains poems exploring relationships, distance, and imagination.
RelationshipsImaginationDistance
Open Shutters
2003 PoetryA widely praised collection covering varied subjects; named a New York Times Notable Book.
ObservationFamilyMemory
A Phone Call to the Future: New and Selected Poems
2009 Poetry (selected poems)A selected poems volume combining new work with selections from previous collections.
AgingReminiscenceVoice
Nothing by Design
2013 PoetryA recent collection that contemplates form and contingency.
FormContingencyMemory
The Surveyors
2017 PoetryA collection that uses surveying and observation as motifs to measure relationships and place.
ObservationSurveyingPlace
Bibliography
- Henry Purcell in Japan (1985)
- Unfinished Painting (1989)
- Sunday Skaters (1994)
- A Kiss in Space (1999)
- Open Shutters (2003)
- A Phone Call to the Future: New and Selected Poems (2009)
- Nothing by Design (2013)
- The Surveyors (2017)
Translations by Author
- The Word Exchange: Anglo-Saxon Poems in Translation (translator/co-editor)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Form-conscious, technically adept poetryLyrical and observational description
- Recurring Motifs
- MemoryFamilyMusicLandscape
Legacy
Mary Jo Salter is regarded as a contemporary American poet who combines technical skill with sensitivity. She has contributed as an editor and educator and through selected volumes and translations.
Academic Societies
- Poetry Society of America
Archives
- Library of Congress (possible holdings related to the author)
- Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars archives (related holdings)
Trivia
- Studied with poet Elizabeth Bishop while at Harvard.
- Taught at Mount Holyoke College from 1984 to 2007.
- Co-editor of The Norton Anthology of Poetry.
- Has two daughters, Emily and Hilary Leithauser.