Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2007) Winner
Paul Guest
ポール・ゲスト
Pōru Gesuto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Memoirist
- Active Years
- 2003-2018
- Affiliations
- University of West Georgia
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Southern Illinois University | — | Creative Writing Program | MFA | — | United States |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Country:
United States
Southern Illinois University
Creative Writing Program
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | 詩 | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry | — | 詩集 | Prairie Schooner | 受賞 |
| 2002 | New Issues Press Poetry Prize | — | 詩集 | New Issues Press | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers | — | — | Barnes & Noble | 選出 |
Whiting Award
2007
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2011
Category:
詩
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry
2006
Category:
詩集
Organization:
Prairie Schooner
Result:
受賞
New Issues Press Poetry Prize
2002
Category:
詩集
Organization:
New Issues Press
Result:
受賞
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers
2010
Organization:
Barnes & Noble
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge
2008 PoetryOne More Theory About Happiness
2010 MemoirBecause Everything Is Terrible
2018 PoetryBibliography
- The Resurrection of the Body and the Ruin of the World (2003)
- Exit Interview: Poems (2006)
- Notes For My Body Double (2007)
- My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge (2008)
- One More Theory About Happiness (2010)
- Because Everything Is Terrible (2018)
- I Hope for Everything (expected 2028)
Health
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Quadriplegia12歳時からBicycle accident at age 12 fractured 3rd and 4th cervical vertebrae, bruised spinal cord, resulting in paralysis from the neck down. Continues career as poet and memoirist.
Legacy
American poet and memoirist who achieved success despite becoming quadriplegic at age 12.
Trivia
- Suffered a bicycle accident at age 12 that left him quadriplegic.