Bollingen Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
Mona Van Duyn
モナ・ヴァン・デュイン
Mona Van Duyn
Aliases:
Mona Jane Van Duyn
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1921-05-09 （Waterloo, Iowa, US）
- Died
- 2004-12-02 （University City, Missouri, US） age 83
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Waterloo, Iowa → Eldora, Iowa → St. Louis, Missouri → University City, Missouri
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor
- Active Years
- 1942-2003
- Affiliations
- University of Louisville, Washington University in St. Louis
- Memberships
- Academy of American Poets, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Institute of Arts and Letters (American Academy of Arts and Letters)
- Influenced By
- James Merrill, Howard Nemerov
- Influenced
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa) | — | — | BA | 1938–1942 | United States |
| University of Iowa (State University of Iowa) | — | — | MA | 1942–1943 | United States |
Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa)
Degree:
BA
Period:
1938–1942
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
United States
Known at the time as Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa (State University of Iowa)
Degree:
MA
Period:
1942–1943
Year of Graduation:
1943
Country:
United States
Master's degree obtained
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | National Book Award (Poetry) | To See, To Take | — | National Book Foundation | winner |
| 1971 | Bollingen Prize | — | — | Bollingen Prize committee | recipient |
| 1989 | Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize | — | — | Ruth Lilly Prize organization | recipient |
| 1991 | Pulitzer Prize (Poetry) | Near Changes | — | Pulitzer Prize board | winner |
| 1992 | United States Poet Laureate | — | — | Library of Congress | appointed (1992–1993) |
National Book Award (Poetry)
1971
Work:
To See, To Take
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
winner
Bollingen Prize
1971
Organization:
Bollingen Prize committee
Result:
recipient
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
1989
Organization:
Ruth Lilly Prize organization
Result:
recipient
Pulitzer Prize (Poetry)
1991
Work:
Near Changes
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize board
Result:
winner
United States Poet Laureate
1992
Organization:
Library of Congress
Result:
appointed (1992–1993)
Awards & Nominations
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 4 (1989) Winner
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
-
Edition 72 (1991) Winner
Works
Major Works
Valentines to the Wide World
1959 Poetry collectionAn early collection of poems mixing everyday observation with personal feeling.
everyday lifememoryobservation
A Time of Bees
1964 Poetry collectionA mid-period collection addressing nature and the passage of time.
naturetime
To See, To Take
1970 Poetry collectionA collected volume gathering three earlier books and uncollected poems; winner of the 1971 National Book Award.
lovemarriageobservation
Near Changes
1990 Poetry collectionA mature collection demonstrating her developed voice; winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize.
familymemoryaging
Firefall
1992 Poetry collectionA collection from the early 1990s, published concurrently with the collected poems If It Be Not I.
changeintrospection
If It Be Not I: Collected Poems, 1959–1982
1994 Collected poemsA comprehensive collection of poems from 1959 to 1982.
observations over timepersonal history
Selected Poems
2003 Selected poemsA late-career selection compiling representative works.
collected representative works
Bibliography
- Valentines to the Wide World (1959)
- A Time of Bees (1964)
- To See, To Take (1970)
- Bedtime Stories (1972)
- Merciful Disguises: Poems Published and Unpublished (1973)
- Letters From a Father, and Other Poems (1982)
- Near Changes (1990)
- Firefall (1992)
- If It Be Not I: Collected Poems, 1959–1982 (1994)
- Selected Poems (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- formalismlyricalobservational and restrained tone
- Recurring Motifs
- lovemarriagedomestic lifememoryaging and mortality
Health
-
bone cancer晩年 - 2004Afflicted in later life and the cause of death in 2004.
Legacy
Mona Van Duyn was a leading late-20th-century American poet, praised for combining formal technique with intimate observation. She received major poetry awards, served as U.S. Poet Laureate, and through teaching and editorial work at Washington University helped foster younger writers.
Academic Societies
- Academy of American Poets
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- National Institute of Arts and Letters (American Academy of Arts and Letters)
Archives
- Washington University in St. Louis Special Collections (Mona Van Duyn Papers)
In Popular Culture
- Inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame (1993)
Quotes
-
Love is finding the familiar dear.
Source: Poem "Late Loving" (1970) -
It is the absolute narrowing of possibilities
Source: Poem "What I Want to Say"
Trivia
- With her husband Jarvis Thurston she co-founded the literary journal Perspective in 1947 and edited it for about twenty years.
- Won both the National Book Award and the Bollingen Prize in 1971.
- Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for Near Changes.
- Served as United States Poet Laureate in 1992–1993.
- Died of bone cancer at her home in University City, Missouri in 2004.