Kate Tufts Discovery Award
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Edition 30 (2023) Winner
Robert Wood Lynn
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Robert Wood Lynn
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Virginia
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Rockbridge County, Virginia → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- poet, poetry teacher
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- The Juilliard School (teaches poetry)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mary Washington | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of Virginia School of Law | — | — | JD | — | United States |
| New York University | — | MFA in Poetry | MFA | — | United States |
University of Mary Washington
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
University of Virginia School of Law
Degree:
JD
Country:
United States
Earned a Juris Doctor (JD)
New York University
MFA in Poetry
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Selected for the Yale Younger Poets series while an MFA student
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize | Mothman Apologia | — | Yale University Press | Winner |
| 2023 | Kate Tufts Discovery Award | Mothman Apologia | — | Tufts Poetry Awards | Winner |
| 2023 | National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship (Poetry) | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Recipient |
| 2023 | Indiana Review Poetry Prize | “Kings County” (poem) | — | Indiana Review | Winner |
Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize
2021
Work:
Mothman Apologia
Organization:
Yale University Press
Result:
Winner
Kate Tufts Discovery Award
2023
Work:
Mothman Apologia
Organization:
Tufts Poetry Awards
Result:
Winner
National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship (Poetry)
2023
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Recipient
Indiana Review Poetry Prize
2023
Work:
“Kings County” (poem)
Organization:
Indiana Review
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mothman Apologia
2022 Poetry collectionDebut poetry collection that engages the Mothman legend, Southern landscapes, loss, and wit to explore personal and cultural themes. Critics described the work as "both elegiac and witty."
folklore (Mothman)lossSouthern landscapesidentity
How to Maintain Eye Contact
2023 Chapbook (poetry)A chapbook exploring interpersonal moments, eye contact, and the small tensions of human interaction in short poems.
interpersonal relationshipseye contactintimacy
Bibliography
- Mothman Apologia (Yale University Press, 2022)
- How to Maintain Eye Contact (Button Poetry, 2023)
- Selected poems in periodicals: The Atlantic, Poetry Magazine, The Yale Review, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- elegiac yet witty voiceblend of contemporary metaphor and folkloric elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Mothman / cryptid imageryloss and mourningSouthern landscapes and memory
Legacy
Following the success of his debut, he gained recognition through selection for the Yale Younger Poets series, the Kate Tufts award, and an NEA fellowship. He has received critical acclaim as an emerging contemporary American poet and teaches poetry at Juilliard.
Quotes
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Both elegiac and witty.
Source: The New York Times (critic: Elisa Gabbert) (2022)
Trivia
- Debut collection Mothman Apologia was published by Yale University Press.
- Selected for the Yale Series of Younger Poets; the book was named among The New York Times' Best Poetry of 2022.
- Teaches poetry at The Juilliard School.
- Recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship.