Jackson Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2023) Winner
Sandra Lim
サンドラ・リム
Sandra Rimu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Seoul, Korea
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Korean
- Residence History
- San Francisco Bay Area → Lowell, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor, Academic
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (Department of English), Editorial board, Poetry Daily, The Frost Place (instructor/visiting), Kundiman (teacher/mentor), Warren Wilson College (low-residency MFA instructor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | English | PhD | — | United States |
Stanford University
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
English
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
PhD in English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jackson Poetry Prize | — | — | Poets & Writers | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Award in Literature, American Academy of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Barnard Women Poets Prize | The Wilderness | — | Barnard College | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Levis Reading Prize | The Wilderness | — | Virginia Commonwealth University | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 2023 | UMass Lowell Distinguished University Professor | — | — | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 受賞 |
| — | MacDowell Fellowship | — | — | MacDowell | フェロー |
| — | Vermont Studio Center Fellowship | — | — | Vermont Studio Center | フェロー |
| — | Getty Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Getty Foundation | フェロー |
Jackson Poetry Prize
2023
Organization:
Poets & Writers
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry
2021
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Award in Literature, American Academy of Arts and Letters
2020
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Barnard Women Poets Prize
2013
Work:
The Wilderness
Organization:
Barnard College
Result:
受賞
Levis Reading Prize
2015
Work:
The Wilderness
Organization:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
2015
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
2022
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
UMass Lowell Distinguished University Professor
2023
Organization:
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Result:
受賞
MacDowell Fellowship
Organization:
MacDowell
Result:
フェロー
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
Organization:
Vermont Studio Center
Result:
フェロー
Getty Foundation Fellowship
Organization:
Getty Foundation
Result:
フェロー
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Loveliest Grotesque
2006 PoetryHer first poetry collection, exploring memory, the body, and intimate relationships through keen lyricism.
memorythe bodyintimacy
The Wilderness
2014 PoetryA collection that weaves nature, loss, immigrant experience, and personal history; winner of the Barnard Women Poets Prize and the Levis Reading Prize.
naturelossimmigrant experience
The Curious Thing
2021 PoetryA recent collection marked by poetic experimentation and acute observation, questioning boundaries between the everyday and the uncanny.
everyday and uncannyobservationpossibilities of language
Bibliography
- Loveliest Grotesque (Kore Press, 2006)
- The Wilderness (W.W. Norton, 2014)
- The Curious Thing (W.W. Norton, 2021)
- Appearances in anthologies (The Echoing Green, The Poem's Country, Atlantic Currents, etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and insightful styleimage-driven, condensed expression
- Recurring Motifs
- nature and landscapememory and lossimmigration and identity
Legacy
A prominent contemporary American poet whose awards and fellowships have made significant impact on the poetry field; she also contributes to the development of younger poets through her teaching and editorial work.
Trivia
- She is a Korean American poet born in Seoul.
- Professor of English at UMass Lowell since 2010.
- Winner of the 2023 Jackson Poetry Prize.
- Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry in 2021.