Walt Whitman Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1992) Winner
Stephen Yenser
すてぃーぶん・いえんさー
Sutībun Yensā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941 （Wichita, Kansas）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Los Angeles
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Literary critic, Professor
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Influenced By
- James Merrill, Robert Lowell
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of Wisconsin
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United States
Studied with James Merrill
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Walt Whitman Award | The Fire in All Things | — | — | Winner |
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| — | Ingram Merrill Foundation Award | — | — | Ingram Merrill Foundation | Winner |
| — | B. F. Connors Prize | — | Poetry | Paris Review | Winner |
| — | Harvey L. Eby Teaching Award | — | — | UCLA | Winner |
Walt Whitman Award
1992
Work:
The Fire in All Things
Result:
Winner
Pushcart Prize
Result:
Winner
Ingram Merrill Foundation Award
Organization:
Ingram Merrill Foundation
Result:
Winner
B. F. Connors Prize
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Paris Review
Result:
Winner
Harvey L. Eby Teaching Award
Organization:
UCLA
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Stone Fruit
2016 Poetry 93 pagesBlue Guide
2006 Poetry 96 pagesThe Fire in All Things
1993 Poetry 64 pagesA Boundless Field
2002 Essays 256 pagesThe Consuming Myth
1987 Essays 384 pagesThe Work of James Merrill
Circle to Circle
1976 Essays 370 pagesThe Poetry of Robert Lowell
Bibliography
- Stone Fruit
- Blue Guide
- The Fire in All Things
- A Boundless Field
- The Consuming Myth
- Circle to Circle
Legacy
American poet and literary critic known as co-literary executor of James Merrill's estate. Founding Director of Creative Writing at UCLA.
Archives
- Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Trivia
- Spouse: Melissa Berton; Daughter: Helen.
- Curator of the Hammer Poetry Series at the Hammer Museum.