Bollingen Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
Richard Ghormley Eberhart
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Richard Ghormley Eberhart
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-04-05 （Austin, Minnesota, U.S.）
- Died
- 2005-06-09 （Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.） age 101
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Educator
- Active Years
- 1930-2005
- Affiliations
- Dartmouth College (Professor, poet-in-residence), St. Mark's School (teacher), Poets' Theatre (co-founder, Cambridge, MA)
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Influenced By
- I.A. Richards, T. S. Eliot (associate)
- Influenced
- Allen Ginsberg (helped draw attention to the Beat generation), Robert Lowell (student)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Dartmouth College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| St John's College, Cambridge | — | — | — | 留学（年は不明） | United Kingdom |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 大学院研究（1年間程度） | United States |
University of Minnesota
Country:
United States
Attended before transferring to Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Earned a BA (exact year unknown)
St John's College, Cambridge
Period:
留学（年は不明）
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied under I.A. Richards and was encouraged to continue writing poetry
Harvard University
Period:
大学院研究（1年間程度）
Country:
United States
Graduate study for about one year; met T. S. Eliot while at Harvard
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | Selected Poems, 1930–1965 | 詩 | The Pulitzer Prizes | Winner |
| 1977 | National Book Award for Poetry | Collected Poems, 1930–1976 | 詩 | National Book Foundation | Winner |
| 1962 | Bollingen Prize | — | — | Bollingen Prize Committee | Winner |
| — | Frost Medal (Poetry Society of America) | — | — | Poetry Society of America | Winner |
| — | Shelley Memorial Award | — | — | Poetry Society of America | Winner |
| — | Harriet Monroe Memorial Award | — | — | Unknown organization | Winner |
| 1959 | Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress | — | 任命職 | Library of Congress | 任期 1959–1961 |
| 1979 | New Hampshire's Poet Laureate | — | 任命職 | State of New Hampshire | 任期 1979–1984 |
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1966
Work:
Selected Poems, 1930–1965
Category:
詩
Organization:
The Pulitzer Prizes
Result:
Winner
National Book Award for Poetry
1977
Work:
Collected Poems, 1930–1976
Category:
詩
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
Winner
Bollingen Prize
1962
Organization:
Bollingen Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Frost Medal (Poetry Society of America)
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
Winner
Shelley Memorial Award
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
Winner
Harriet Monroe Memorial Award
Organization:
Unknown organization
Result:
Winner
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress
1959
Category:
任命職
Organization:
Library of Congress
Result:
任期 1959–1961
New Hampshire's Poet Laureate
1979
Category:
任命職
Organization:
State of New Hampshire
Result:
任期 1979–1984
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (1966) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Bravery of Earth
1930 PoetryA first book of poems reflecting his experiences in Cambridge and as a ship's hand.
travelnaturepersonal awakening
Reading the Spirit
1937 PoetryA collection including one of his well-known poems, "The Groundhog."
naturehuman observation
Selected Poems, 1930–1965
1965 PoetryA selection of poems from 1930 to 1965; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
war and peacenaturemorality and existence
Collected Poems, 1930–1976
1976 PoetryCollected poems from 1930 to 1976; winner of the 1977 National Book Award for Poetry.
recollectiondeath and lossnature
Burr Oaks
1947 PoetryA collection drawing on his childhood on the Burr Oaks estate; many poems reflect rural American youth.
rural lifenostalgiafamily
Bibliography
- A Bravery of Earth (1930)
- Reading the Spirit (1937)
- Song and Idea (1942)
- War and the Poet: An Anthology of Poetry Expressing Man's Attitudes to War (1945)
- Poems: New and Selected (1945)
- Burr Oaks (1947)
- Brotherhood of Men (1949)
- Undercliff: Poems 1946–1953 (1953)
- Great Praises (1957)
- Collected Verse Plays (1962)
- The Quarry: New Poems (1964)
- Selected Poems, 1930–1965 (1965)
- Thirty One Sonnets (1967)
- Shifts of Being (1968)
- Fields of Grace (1972)
- Collected Poems, 1930–1976 (1976)
- The Long Reach: New and Uncollected Works 1948–1984 (1984)
- New and Selected Poems: 1930–1990 (1990)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modern stylist with romantic sensibilitiesLyrical and philosophical voice
- Recurring Motifs
- naturewar and its effectsnostalgia and memorymoral questioning
Legacy
Richard Eberhart is regarded as one of the significant American poets of the 20th century, winner of major awards including the Pulitzer and National Book Award. He is noted for his long teaching career and support of young poets; his legacy is complex due to later accusations by family members. His papers are preserved in institutional archives such as Dartmouth College Library.
Museums
- Dartmouth College Library (Richard Eberhart papers) Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
Archives
- Dartmouth College Library (The papers of Richard Eberhart)
- East Carolina University, Stuart Wright Collection (Richard Ghormley Eberhart Papers)
In Popular Culture
- His New York Times piece helped draw national attention to the Beat generation, notably Allen Ginsberg.
Quotes
-
Was man made stupid to see his own stupidity?
Source: "The Fury of Aerial Bombardment" (from Poems: New and Selected, 1945) (1945)
Trivia
- Lived to the age of 101.
- Grandfather of MLB general manager Ben Cherington.
- His 1956 New York Times Book Review piece helped bring attention to the Beat generation and Allen Ginsberg.