Dana Award
4 appearances
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Edition 29 (2007) Winner
Sandra Stone
サンドラ・ストーン
Sandra Stone
Aliases:
Alessandria Stone / Sandra Peters / Sunny Peters
Pen Names:
Sandra Stone（Professional name used for publications and public work）,
Sunny Peters（Alternative name used in private life and some publications (related to married surname)）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1934-04-04 （Portland, Oregon, US）
- Died
- 2018-02-27 （Portland, Oregon, US） age 83
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Portland, Oregon, US → New York City, US
Career
- Occupations
- poet, playwright, author, visual artist
- Active Years
- 1950-2018
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dana Award (Poetry) | — | Poetry | Dana Awards | Winner |
| 1998 | Oregon Book Award (Literary Arts Book Award for Poetry) | Cocktails with Brueghel at the Museum Cafe | Poetry | Literary Arts (Oregon Book Awards) | Winner |
| 2015 | Oregon Book Award Finalist | Absurdist or, Is It? | — | Oregon Book Awards | Finalist |
| 2013 | Oregon Book Award Finalist | The Inmost House | — | Oregon Book Awards | Finalist |
| 2010 | Lucille Medwick Award | Snow Whippets | — | Poetry Society of America | Winner |
| 1993 | National Broadside Competition | — | — | University of Washington Press | Winner |
| 1997 | General Services Administration National Design Award (literary narrative) | Literary narrative in the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse | — | General Services Administration (GSA) | Awarded |
| 2000 | Consulate-General of Japan & USPS 24-word letter competition | 24-word letter (winning entry) | — | Consulate-General of Japan & United States Postal Service | Winner |
Dana Award (Poetry)
2007
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Dana Awards
Result:
Winner
Oregon Book Award (Literary Arts Book Award for Poetry)
1998
Work:
Cocktails with Brueghel at the Museum Cafe
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Literary Arts (Oregon Book Awards)
Result:
Winner
Oregon Book Award Finalist
2015
Work:
Absurdist or, Is It?
Organization:
Oregon Book Awards
Result:
Finalist
Oregon Book Award Finalist
2013
Work:
The Inmost House
Organization:
Oregon Book Awards
Result:
Finalist
Lucille Medwick Award
2010
Work:
Snow Whippets
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
Winner
National Broadside Competition
1993
Organization:
University of Washington Press
Result:
Winner
General Services Administration National Design Award (literary narrative)
1997
Work:
Literary narrative in the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse
Organization:
General Services Administration (GSA)
Result:
Awarded
Consulate-General of Japan & USPS 24-word letter competition
2000
Work:
24-word letter (winning entry)
Organization:
Consulate-General of Japan & United States Postal Service
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Oregon Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1998) Winner
Works
Major Works
Cocktails with Brueghel at the Museum Cafe
1997 PoetryA poetry collection that weaves dialogues with artworks, memory, urban space and personal experience, often using architectural and visual metaphors.
memorydialogues with artspace and architecturepersonal experience
The Inmost House
2012 Poetry/EssaysA collection exploring memory, dwelling and inner journeys. Selected as an Oregon Book Award finalist in 2013.
dwelling and memoryjourneyingembodiment
A Sum of Whirligigs
PoetryA collection of poems themed around world pain. Publication year unknown.
sufferingempathypolitical and social observation
Bibliography
- Cocktails with Brueghel at the Museum Cafe
- The Inmost House : Memory Making Journeying Dwelling
- A Sum of Whirligigs : Poems of World Pain
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- visual and conceptual poeticsuse of architectural metaphorfragmentary, image-driven narration
- Recurring Motifs
- space and architecturememorydialogue with artworksbody and place
Legacy
Sandra Stone was an Oregon-based poet, author and visual artist who created numerous commissions for public interiors and landscapes, linking poetry and space through a distinctive practice. She received several awards and was an influential figure in regional literature and public art.
Quotes
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"creating metaphor for space through architectural concepts, context, and literary text."
Source: Own statement (interview/profile)
Trivia
- She received more than 35 commissions from architectural firms for public interiors and landscapes.
- In 2000 her 24-word letter won a one-time national competition sponsored by the Consulate-General of Japan and the US Postal Service.
- She used several names including Sandra Stone, Sandra Peters and Sunny Peters.