Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
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Edition 11 (2013) Winner
Michele Joy Leggott
ミシェル・ジョイ・レゴット
Michele Joy Leggott
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-01-01 （Stratford, New Zealand）
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Stratford, New Zealand → Auckland, New Zealand → Canada
Career
- Occupations
- poet, professor of English
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- University of Auckland
- Influenced By
- Louis Zukofsky
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Canterbury | — | English | MA | — | New Zealand |
| University of British Columbia | — | English | PhD | — | Canada |
University of Canterbury
English
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
New Zealand
University of British Columbia
English
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
Canada
Dissertation on Louis Zukofsky
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | International PEN First Book of Poetry award | Like This? | — | International PEN | 受賞 |
| 1995 | New Zealand Book Award for Poetry | DIA | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | New Zealand Poet Laureate | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement | — | — | — | 受賞 |
International PEN First Book of Poetry award
1988
Work:
Like This?
Organization:
International PEN
Result:
受賞
New Zealand Book Award for Poetry
1995
Work:
DIA
Result:
受賞
New Zealand Poet Laureate
2008
Result:
受賞
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
2009
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
2013
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Like This?
1988 PoetryFirst book of poems
domestic
DIA
1994 PoetryAs far as I can see
1999 PoetryPoetry collection about losing her sight
blindness
Bibliography
- Like This?: Poems (1988)
- Swimmers, Dancers (1991)
- DIA (1994)
- As far as I can see (1999)
- Milk & Honey (2005)
- Journey to Portugal (2006)
- Mirabile Dictu (2009)
- Heartland (2014)
- Vanishing Points (2017)
- Mezzaluna (2020)
Translations by Author
- Reading Zukofsky's 80 Flowers (1989)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental
- Recurring Motifs
- visionlightdarkness
Health
-
progressive blindness1985年以降Influenced her poetry; awarded Blind Achievers Award in 1999
Legacy
Prominent New Zealand poet, served as Poet Laureate 2007-2009
Trivia
- Married to Mark Fryer, with two adult sons