James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (1991) Winner
Susan Wood
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Susan Wood
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946 （Commerce, Texas）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Rice University (Department of English)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Texas State University | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Texas at Arlington | — | — | M.A. | — | United States |
| Rice University | — | — | — | — | United States |
East Texas State University
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
University of Texas at Arlington
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United States
Rice University
Country:
United States
continued graduate studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Lamont Poetry Prize | Campo Santo | — | Louisiana State University Press / James Laughlin Award (Lamont Poetry Selections) | 受賞 |
| — | Pushcart Prize | Diary | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Guggenheim Fellowship | Poetry | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | フェローシップ |
Lamont Poetry Prize
1991
Work:
Campo Santo
Organization:
Louisiana State University Press / James Laughlin Award (Lamont Poetry Selections)
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
Work:
Diary
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1998
Work:
Poetry
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
フェローシップ
Awards & Nominations
National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
the book of ten
2011 PoetryA collection of mature poems focusing on memory, loss, and personal reflection.
memorylosspersonal reflection
Asunder
2001 PoetryA poetry collection on themes of rupture and separation, noted for precise language and emotional subtlety.
separationpersonal losslanguage and memory
Campo Santo
1991 PoetryThe 1991 collection that won the Lamont Poetry Prize, with poems interweaving themes of death, memory, and religious imagery.
deathmemoryreligious imagery
Bazaar
1981 PoetryAn early collection featuring everyday observations and delicate emotional portrayals.
everyday lifesubtle emotional depiction
Selected poems and shorter works
PoetryIndividual poems and short pieces published in journals, including items such as "Eggs", "In America", and "Tenderness".
personal experienceregionalismrecollection
Bibliography
- the book of ten (2011)
- Asunder (2001)
- Campo Santo (1991)
- Bazaar (1981)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, precise dictionobservation-based narration
- Recurring Motifs
- memorydeathdomestic/everyday life
Legacy
Considered an important voice in contemporary American poetry and influential as a university professor; her collections have won awards and she has contributed widely to literary journals.
Academic Societies
- Academy of American Poets (associated)
Archives
- Rice University Department of English / University Archives (related materials)
Trivia
- Holds the Gladys Louise Fox Professorship of English at Rice University
- Worked as an editor and writer for The Washington Post
- Poems have appeared in journals such as The Paris Review, Poetry, and Callaloo