Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1918) Special Award
Sara Teasdale
サラ・ティーズデール
Sara Tīzudeiru
Aliases:
Sara Trevor Teasdale / Sara Filsinger
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1884-08-08 （St. Louis, Missouri）
- Died
- 1933-01-29 （New York City） age 48
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- St. Louis, Missouri → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Lyric poet
- Active Years
- 1907-1933
- Affiliations
- The Potters
- Influenced By
- Vachel Lindsay
- Influenced
- Ray Bradbury
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Institute | — | — | — | 1898 | United States |
| Hosmer Hall | — | — | — | 1899-1903 | United States |
Mary Institute
Period:
1898
Country:
United States
Hosmer Hall
Period:
1899-1903
Year of Graduation:
1903
Country:
United States
Attended after homeschooling up to age 9
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Pulitzer Prize | Love Songs | 詩 | Columbia University / The Poetry Society | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize
1918
Work:
Love Songs
Category:
詩
Organization:
Columbia University / The Poetry Society
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Love Songs
1917 Lyric poetryPoetry collection on love themes. Pulitzer Prize winner.
LoveNature
Translations
- Spanish translation available
Bibliography
- Sonnets to Duse and Other Poems (1907)
- Helen of Troy and Other Poems (1911)
- Rivers to the Sea (1915)
- Love Songs (1917)
- Flame and Shadow (1920)
- Dark of the Moon (1926)
- Stars To-night (1930)
- Strange Victory (1933)
Translations of Works
- Spanish: Llegarán suaves lluvias (2018)
- Russian: Реки, текущие к морю (2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- LyricalRomanticMelodic
- Recurring Motifs
- LoveNatureDeathLoneliness
Health
-
Poor health幼少期Homeschooled until age 9
Legacy
American lyric poet, Pulitzer winner. Poems influenced music, literature, and popular culture.
Archives
- Berg Collection, New York Public Library
- Harry Ransom Center
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
In Popular Culture
- Inspired Ray Bradbury's 'There Will Come Soft Rains'
- Poem in Fallout 3
- Inducted into St. Louis Walk of Fame (1994)
Quotes
-
When I am dead and over me bright April / Shakes out her rain-drenched hair, / Tho' you should lean above me broken-hearted, / I shall not care.
Source: Rivers to the Sea (1915)
Trivia
- Died by suicide via sleeping pills overdose. 'I Shall Not Care' speculated as suicide note but published in 1915.
- Courted by poet Vachel Lindsay but married Ernst Filsinger.
- Homeschooled due to poor health until age 9.