National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Michael Ryan
マイケル・ライアン
Maikeru Raian
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946 （St. Louis, Missouri, United States）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Irvine, California, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Educator
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- University of California, Irvine, University of Iowa, Princeton University, University of Virginia, Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, The Alaska Quarterly Review (contributing editor)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Yale Series of Younger Poets Award | Threats Instead of Trees | — | Yale University Press | 受賞 |
| 1980 | National Poetry Series | In Winter | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | God Hunger | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award | New and Selected Poems | — | Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award | 受賞 |
Yale Series of Younger Poets Award
1974
Work:
Threats Instead of Trees
Organization:
Yale University Press
Result:
受賞
National Poetry Series
1980
Work:
In Winter
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1981
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
1987
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
1990
Work:
God Hunger
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
2005
Work:
New and Selected Poems
Organization:
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1987) Winner
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 13 (2005) Winner
Works
Major Works
Threats Instead of Trees
1974 PoetryAn early collection of poems containing experimental and lyrical work.
naturepersonal memoryloss
In Winter
1981 PoetrySelected by the National Poetry Series, this collection reflects on winter and interior life.
seasonintrospectiontime
God Hunger
1989 PoetryA poetry collection addressing religious and existential themes; winner of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.
faithexistencelonging
Secret Life
1995 AutobiographyAn autobiographical work in which the author candidly addresses aspects of his personal life and struggles.
autobiographypersonal lifeconfession
Baby B
2004 MemoirA memoir focused on family and parenting.
familyparentingmemory
New and Selected Poems
2004 Poetry (Selected)A selected volume that combines earlier poems with new work; awarded the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.
retrospectivematuritytime
Bibliography
- Threats Instead of Trees (1974)
- In Winter (1981)
- God Hunger (1989)
- Secret Life (1995)
- A Difficult Grace: On Poets, Poetry, and Writing (2000)
- New and Selected Poems (2004)
- Baby B (2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- colloquial and lyrical voiceconcise expression emphasizing interior observation
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryfamilyseasons and natureloneliness
Legacy
Michael Ryan is regarded as an important voice in contemporary American poetry and a significant educator of poets. He has received multiple major poetry awards and is noted for his candid voice in poetry and essays.
Archives
- Poetry Foundation archive
- University of California, Irvine faculty archives
Trivia
- Has taught creative writing and literature at UC Irvine since 1990.
- Married to poet Doreen Gildroy; they have a daughter, Emily.
- In addition to poetry, he has written autobiography and essays on writing.