American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2010) Winner
Pamela Uschuk
パメラ・ウシュック
Pamela Uschuk
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Michigan, United States
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Michigan (born/raised) → Tucson, Arizona (residence) → Durango, Colorado (summer residence)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, university professor, workshop leader
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Marist College, Pacific Lutheran University, Fort Lewis College (Associate Professor), University of Arizona (Poetry Center faculty), Salem College (Director, Center for Women Writers), Ghost Ranch (Jan Term faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan University | College of Arts and Sciences | English | B.A. (cum laude) | 不詳 | United States |
| University of Montana | Graduate School | Poetry and Fiction | MFA | 不詳 | United States |
Central Michigan University
College of Arts and Sciences
/ English
Degree:
B.A. (cum laude)
Period:
不詳
Country:
United States
B.A. in English (cum laude)
University of Montana
Graduate School
/ Poetry and Fiction
Degree:
MFA
Period:
不詳
Country:
United States
MFA in Poetry and Fiction
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | American Book Award | Crazy Love: New Poems | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Dorothy Daniels Writing Award | — | — | American League of PEN Women (Simi Valley) | 受賞 |
| — | The King's English Poetry Prize | — | — | The King's English | 受賞 |
| — | New Millennium Poetry Prize | — | — | New Millennium Poetry | 受賞 |
| — | Iris Poetry Prize | — | — | Iris Poetry | 受賞 |
| — | Ronald H. Bayes Poetry Prize | — | — | Ronald H. Bayes | 受賞 |
| — | Tucson/Pima Literature Prize | Finding Peaches in the Desert | — | Tucson/Pima | 受賞 |
| — | Ascent Poetry Prize | — | — | Ascent | 受賞 |
| — | Best of the Web | — | — | Best of the Web | 選出 |
| 2011 | Visiting Poet (University of Tennessee) | — | 招聘 | University of Tennessee | 任命 |
American Book Award
2010
Work:
Crazy Love: New Poems
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Dorothy Daniels Writing Award
Organization:
American League of PEN Women (Simi Valley)
Result:
受賞
The King's English Poetry Prize
Organization:
The King's English
Result:
受賞
New Millennium Poetry Prize
Organization:
New Millennium Poetry
Result:
受賞
Iris Poetry Prize
Organization:
Iris Poetry
Result:
受賞
Ronald H. Bayes Poetry Prize
Organization:
Ronald H. Bayes
Result:
受賞
Tucson/Pima Literature Prize
Work:
Finding Peaches in the Desert
Organization:
Tucson/Pima
Result:
受賞
Ascent Poetry Prize
Organization:
Ascent
Result:
受賞
Best of the Web
Organization:
Best of the Web
Result:
選出
Visiting Poet (University of Tennessee)
2011
Category:
招聘
Organization:
University of Tennessee
Result:
任命
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Refugee
2022 PoetryA collection of poems addressing migration, refuge, memory, and loss, blending personal experience with broader empathetic perspectives.
migrationmemorylossempathy
Blood Flower
2015 PoetryA book of poems delving into nature, the body, and darker layers of history.
naturebodyhistory
Wild In The Plaza of Memory
2012 PoetryA poetry collection exploring personal and collective memory set in a figurative plaza of remembrance.
memorylandscapetime
Crazy Love: New Poems
2009 PoetryA collection of poems on love, madness, and relationships with nature. Winner of the 2010 American Book Award.
lovemadnessnature
Heartbeats in Stones
2005 PoetryA poetry collection investigating memories and the pulses of life found in stones and landscapes.
landscapememorynature
Scattered Risks
2005 PoetryA book of poems focusing on personal crises and dispersed risks.
crisisselfrecovery
One-Legged Dancer
2002 PoetryA collection addressing corporeality, loss, and recovery.
bodylossrecovery
Finding Peaches in the Desert
2000 PoetryPoems about the desert and human-land relationships. Recipient of a regional literature prize.
desertlandrelationships
Without Birds, Without Flowers, Without Trees
1990 PoetryAn early collection dealing with loss, absence, and the lack of nature.
lossabsence of nature
Light From Dead Stars
1981 PoetryAn early collection addressing stars, time, and reflections on life and death.
celestialtimemortality
Bibliography
- Refugee
- Blood Flower
- Wild In The Plaza of Memory
- Crazy Love: New Poems
- Heartbeats in Stones
- Scattered Risks
- One-Legged Dancer
- Finding Peaches in the Desert
- Without Birds, Without Flowers, Without Trees
- Light From Dead Stars
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- free verselyrical yet plainspoken dictioneco-poetry (concern with nature and environment)representations attentive to local and Indigenous cultures
- Recurring Motifs
- desert and rocky landscapesbirds and natural elementsmemory and timerelations between land and people
Legacy
Pamela Uschuk, an American contemporary poet, has engaged with regional landscapes, nature, and Indigenous communities through both her poetry and teaching. Her work has appeared widely in journals and anthologies and has been translated into many languages. As an educator she has led workshops in prisons and Indigenous schools, contributing to community-based poetry outreach.
Trivia
- She is married to poet William Pitt Root.
- Known as a faculty member for Ghost Ranch Jan Term courses.
- Has taught poetry at Greenhaven Maximum Security Prison for Men and at multiple Indigenous schools.
- Her work has appeared in over 300 journals and anthologies and has been translated into more than a dozen languages.