National Poetry Series
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Samn Stockwell
サムン・ストックウェル
Samn Stockwell
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Marshfield, Vermont
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1990-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | National Poetry Series | Theater of Animals | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
National Poetry Series
1994
Work:
Theater of Animals
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Theater of Animals
1995 PoetryA collection of poems that frequently uses animals, nature, and memory as motifs. The poems employ symbolic imagery and concise language to depict interior landscapes.
animalsnaturememorymyth
Recital
2004 PoetryA lyrical collection of poems that explores existence and relationships through fragments of daily life and observation.
everyday liferelationshipsself-exploration
Bibliography
- Theater of Animals
- Recital
- To Utopia
- Beholder
- Aphrodite at Solstice (in anthology)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and symbolic imageryconcise, finely-tuned language
- Recurring Motifs
- animalslandscape/natureclassical mythmemory and time
Legacy
Samn Stockwell is an American poet recognized in contemporary U.S. poetry, notably winning the National Poetry Series in 1994. Her collections such as Theater of Animals and Recital explore animals and classical motifs; her work has appeared in major magazines including The New Yorker and Ploughshares.
Trivia
- Lives in Marshfield, Vermont.
- Has published poetry in The New Yorker, Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, Rhino, and Seneca Review.
- Won the National Poetry Series in 1994 for Theater of Animals.