Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2007) Winner
Rodney Glenn Jones
ロドニー・グレン・ジョーンズ
Rodonī Guren Jōnzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950 （near Falkville, Alabama）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Near Falkville, Alabama (birth area) → Carbondale, Illinois (Southern Illinois University faculty)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, Professor of English, writer
- Active Years
- 1974-2012
- Affiliations
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (faculty), Virginia Intermont College (writer in residence)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | — | — | M.F.A. | — | United States |
University of Alabama
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Degree:
M.F.A.
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | National Book Critics Circle Award | Transparent Gestures | — | National Book Critics Circle | winner |
| — | Pulitzer Prize | — | — | Pulitzer Prize Board | finalist |
| 1985 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | fellowship |
| — | Peter I.B. Lavan Award | — | — | Academy of American Poets | winner |
| — | Jean Stein Award | — | — | American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters | winner |
| — | Southeast Booksellers Association Award | — | — | Southeast Booksellers Association | winner |
| — | Harper Lee Award | — | — | Harper Lee Award | winner |
| 2007 | Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award | Salvation Blues | — | Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award | winner |
| 2007 | Griffin Poetry Prize (shortlist) | Salvation Blues | — | Griffin Poetry Prize | shortlisted |
National Book Critics Circle Award
1989
Work:
Transparent Gestures
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
winner
Pulitzer Prize
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
finalist
Guggenheim Fellowship
1985
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
fellowship
Peter I.B. Lavan Award
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
winner
Jean Stein Award
Organization:
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
Result:
winner
Southeast Booksellers Association Award
Organization:
Southeast Booksellers Association
Result:
winner
Harper Lee Award
Organization:
Harper Lee Award
Result:
winner
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
2007
Work:
Salvation Blues
Organization:
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
Result:
winner
Griffin Poetry Prize (shortlist)
2007
Work:
Salvation Blues
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize
Result:
shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Going Ahead Looking Back
1978 poetryAn early collection of poems focusing on regional memory and personal recollections.
memorythe American South
The Story They Told Us of Light
1980 poetryPoems that link personal and regional histories through images of light and narration.
lightmemorystorytelling
The Unborn
1985 poetryA collection of symbolic poems exploring existence and origins.
existenceorigins
Transparent Gestures
1989 poetryPublished in 1989, this restrained collection is noted for its quiet voice and won the National Book Critics Circle Award.
restrained emotionthe everyday
Apocalyptic Narrative
1993 poetryA collection employing apocalyptic imagery and allegorical narratives.
apocalypseallegory
Things That Happen Once
1996 poetryPoems focusing on singular events and moments of transience.
one-time eventstransience
Elegy for the Southern Drawl
1999 poetryPoems that meditate on Southern speech and culture; elegiac meditations on nostalgia and loss.
the Southlosslanguage
Kingdom of the Instant: Poems
2004 poetryA collection capturing moments and fragments of consciousness.
the instantconsciousness
Salvation Blues
2006 poetryPublished in 2006, this collection treats religious and existential themes; it won the Kingsley Tufts Prize and was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize.
religionexistencesalvation
Imaginary Logic
2011 poetryPoems exploring the relationship between imagination and reason.
imaginationreason
Village Prodigies
2017 poetryA recent collection that approaches universal themes through close observation of community and characters.
communityobservation
Bibliography
- Going Ahead Looking Back (1978)
- The Story They Told Us of Light (1980)
- The Unborn (1985)
- Transparent Gestures (1989)
- Apocalyptic Narrative (1993)
- Things That Happen Once (1996)
- Elegy for the Southern Drawl (1999)
- Kingdom of the Instant: Poems (2004)
- Salvation Blues (2006)
- Imaginary Logic (2011)
- Village Prodigies (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- restrained narrative voicenear-colloquial rhythmsdepictions of Southern American life
- Recurring Motifs
- Southern landscapesmemory and recollectionloss and salvationreligious imagery
Legacy
Rodney Jones is regarded as a poet who delicately renders Southern landscapes and memory; he has received and been shortlisted for several major poetry awards and served for many years as a university professor.
Academic Societies
- Academy of American Poets (related)
Archives
- Southern Illinois University archives (related materials)
Trivia
- Born in 1950, raised near Falkville, Alabama.
- Received a B.A. from the University of Alabama in 1971 and an M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1973.
- Taught poetry at high schools beginning in 1974, later served as writer in residence at Virginia Intermont College.
- Professor of English at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; retired in 2012.
- Received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1985 and won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1989.
- Salvation Blues (2006) won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Griffin Poetry Prize.