Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1936) Winner
Robert Peter Tristram Coffin
ロバート・ピーター・トリストラム・コフィン
Robāto Pītā Torisutoramu Kofin
Aliases:
Robert P. T. Coffin / Robert Peter Coffin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1892-03-18 （Harpswell, Maine）
- Died
- 1955-01-20 （Harpswell, Maine） age 62
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Harpswell, Maine
Career
- Occupations
- poet, educator, writer, editor, literary critic
- Active Years
- 1913-1955
- Affiliations
- Wells College, Bowdoin College, Yankee magazine
- Influenced By
- Robert Frost
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin College | — | Literature | BA | 1910-1913 | United States |
| Princeton University | — | Literature | MA | 1914-1918 | United States |
| Trinity College, Oxford | — | Literature | DLitt | 1918-1922 | United Kingdom |
Bowdoin College
Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1910-1913
Year of Graduation:
1913
Country:
United States
Undergraduate degree
Princeton University
Literature
Degree:
MA
Period:
1914-1918
Year of Graduation:
1918
Country:
United States
Master of Arts
Trinity College, Oxford
Literature
Degree:
DLitt
Period:
1918-1922
Year of Graduation:
1922
Country:
United Kingdom
Rhodes Scholar, Doctor of Letters
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | Strange Holiness | — | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1936
Work:
Strange Holiness
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Strange Holiness
1935 PoetryPulitzer Prize-winning poetry collection depicting New England life.
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Saltwater Farm
1937 PoetryPoetry collection themed on saltwater farm, illustrated by J. J. Lankes.
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Bibliography
- Book of Crowns and Cottages (1925)
- Laud, Storm Center of Stuart England (1930)
- The Dukes of Buckingham (1931)
- Portrait of an American (1931)
- Lost Paradise (1934)
- The Kennebec (1937)
- Maine Ballads (1938)
- Captain Abby and Captain John (1939)
- Primer for America (1943)
- Mainstays of Maine (1944)
- Maine Doings (1950)
- Christchurch (1924)
- Dew and Bronze (1927)
- Golden Falcon (1929)
- The Yoke of Thunder (1932)
- Ballads of Square-Toed Americans (1933)
- Strange Holiness (1935)
- Red Sky in the Morning (1935)
- John Dawn (1936)
- Saltwater Farm (1937)
- Thomas-Thomas-Ancil-Thomas (1941)
- Book of Uncles (1942)
- Poems for a Son with Wings (1945)
- People Behave Like Ballads (1946)
- Yankee Coast (1947)
- One Horse Farm (1949)
- Apples by Ocean (1950)
- On the Green Carpet (1951)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Use of New England dialectRich natural descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Sea and farmMaine landscapeAmerican renaissance
Health
-
Heart attack1955年1月Cause of death
Legacy
Known as Pulitzer Prize winner in Poetry, New England poet. Speculated model for Jay Gatsby.
Archives
- Coffin collection, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections and Archives, Bowdoin College
In Popular Culture
- Speculated inspiration for Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
Trivia
- Rhodes Scholar at Oxford
- Illustrated many of his own books
- Poetry editor for Yankee magazine
- Youngest of ten children