National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Stuart Dischell
スチュアート・ディシェル
Suchuāto Disheru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-05-29 （Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Atlantic City (birth) → Cambridge, Massachusetts → Greensboro, North Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- poet, university professor
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (MFA Program), Boston University (former faculty), Warren Wilson College (Low Residency MFA), Sarah Lawrence Summer Literary Seminars (instructor)
- Influenced By
- Donald Justice, Stanley Plumly, Jon Anderson
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch College | — | Literature | — | — | United States |
| University of Iowa (Writers' Workshop) | — | Writers' Workshop (creative writing) | MFA | — | United States |
Antioch College
Literature
Country:
United States
Studied literature. Graduation year unknown.
University of Iowa (Writers' Workshop)
Writers' Workshop (creative writing)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Studied with Donald Justice, Stanley Plumly and Jon Anderson.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | National Poetry Series Award | Good Hope Road | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart | 受賞 |
| 1996 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2001 | North Carolina Arts Fellowship | — | — | North Carolina arts organization | 受賞 |
| 2004 | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Guggenheim Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2008 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
National Poetry Series Award
1991
Work:
Good Hope Road
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
1994
Organization:
Pushcart
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1996
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
North Carolina Arts Fellowship
2001
Organization:
North Carolina arts organization
Result:
受賞
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
2004
Organization:
Guggenheim Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
2008
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Animate Earth
1988 PoetryA limited-edition early collection containing poems on nature and existence.
natureexistence
Good Hope Road
1993 PoetrySelected by the National Poetry Series; poems focusing on personal memory, place, and relationships.
memoryplacerelationships
Evenings & Avenues
1996 PoetryA collection with many poems depicting everyday life and urban landscapes.
everyday lifeurbanityobservation
Dig Safe
2003 PoetryA mature collection exploring intersections of personal history and social landscapes.
personal historysocietymemory
Backwards Days
2007 PoetryIncludes poems addressing memory and the backward movement of time.
recollectiontime
Touch Monkey
2013 PoetryA work of shorter poems and images with some experimental elements.
imageryexperimentationirony
Standing on Z
2016 PoetryA collection showing mature poetics; noted for precise diction.
languageprecision
Children with Enemies
2017 PoetryPoems dealing with family, antagonism, and coming-of-age themes.
familyantagonismcoming of age
The Lookout Man
2022 PoetryA recent collection including motifs of observation, responsibility, and role.
observationresponsibility
Bibliography
- Animate Earth
- Good Hope Road
- Evenings & Avenues
- Dig Safe
- Backwards Days
- Touch Monkey
- Standing on Z
- Children with Enemies
- The Lookout Man
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and observational styleclear, precise diction
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryfamilyland/placeeveryday scenes
Legacy
Known as a significant voice in contemporary American poetry, he has had impact both as a poet and a teacher, mentoring many poets through long-term university teaching.
Academic Societies
- Academy of American Poets (associated)
Trivia
- Has taught in the MFA Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro since 1992.
- Studied at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and studied with several notable poets.