Dana Award
3 appearances
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Edition 23 (2005) Winner
Sam Witt
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Sam Witt
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-01-01 （Wimbledon, London, England）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Wimbledon, London → Brookline, Massachusetts → Framingham, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- Framingham State University (English Department), Whitman College (former faculty), University of California, Berkeley (visiting/lecturer), University of Iowa (instructor), New England Institute of Art (instructor), Saint Petersburg State University (residency/teaching), University of Missouri–Kansas City (instructor), Harvard University (lecturer in English)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop) | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
University of Virginia
Country:
United States
Undergraduate studies
University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dana Award (Poetry) | — | — | Dana Awards | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Katharine Bakeless Nason Poetry Prize | Everlasting Quail | — | Bread Loaf Writers' Conference (Middlebury College) | 受賞（詩集選考） |
| 2006 | Cleveland State University Poetry Center Open Competition | Sunflower Brother | — | Cleveland State University Poetry Center | 受賞（出版） |
| 2008 | Meridian Editors' Poetry Prize | — | — | Meridian (journal) | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Briar Cliff Review Poetry Prize | Occupation: Dreamland | — | Briar Cliff Review | 受賞 |
| — | Cultural Center of Cape Cod National Poetry Award | Dirge for the White Birds... | — | Cultural Center of Cape Cod | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Pinch Literary Award for Poetry | The Overburden in Hawktime | — | Pinch Literary Journal | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Selected for Carolina Wren Press Poetry Series | Little Domesday Clock | — | Carolina Wren Press | 出版選考・刊行 |
Dana Award (Poetry)
2005
Organization:
Dana Awards
Result:
受賞
Katharine Bakeless Nason Poetry Prize
2001
Work:
Everlasting Quail
Organization:
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference (Middlebury College)
Result:
受賞（詩集選考）
Cleveland State University Poetry Center Open Competition
2006
Work:
Sunflower Brother
Organization:
Cleveland State University Poetry Center
Result:
受賞（出版）
Meridian Editors' Poetry Prize
2008
Organization:
Meridian (journal)
Result:
受賞
Briar Cliff Review Poetry Prize
2008
Work:
Occupation: Dreamland
Organization:
Briar Cliff Review
Result:
受賞
Cultural Center of Cape Cod National Poetry Award
Work:
Dirge for the White Birds...
Organization:
Cultural Center of Cape Cod
Result:
受賞
Pinch Literary Award for Poetry
2012
Work:
The Overburden in Hawktime
Organization:
Pinch Literary Journal
Result:
受賞
Selected for Carolina Wren Press Poetry Series
2017
Work:
Little Domesday Clock
Organization:
Carolina Wren Press
Result:
出版選考・刊行
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Everlasting Quail
2001 PoetryFirst collection of poems exploring memory, landscape, and human experience through images of birds and nature.
memorynaturebirds
Sunflower Brother
2007 PoetrySecond book of poems combining personal narrative with images of American landscapes.
familylandidentity
Little Domesday Clock
2017 PoetryThird collection reflecting on time, history, and uneasy moments of everyday life.
timehistoryeveryday unease
Bibliography
- Everlasting Quail (2001)
- Sunflower Brother (2007)
- Little Domesday Clock (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyric, image-driven poetryContemporary diction with occasional formal experimentation
- Recurring Motifs
- birds and naturememory and familytime and history
Legacy
Sam Witt is an award-winning contemporary American poet and academic who has contributed to modern American poetry through his collections and teaching.
Trivia
- Born in Wimbledon, London in 1970.
- Received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and spent time in Russia as a Fulbright Scholar.
- Served as poetry editor for Jaded Ibis Press until its asset sale in January 2016.