Poets' Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1998) Winner
Sydney Lea
シドニー・リー
Shidonī Rī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-12-22 （Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington County, Maine (camp) → Newbury, Vermont
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, essayist, editor, professor
- Active Years
- 1964-
- Affiliations
- Dartmouth College, Middlebury College, Vermont College of Fine Arts
- Memberships
- St. Anthony Hall
- Influenced By
- Robert Penn Warren
- Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry finalist (Pursuit of a Wound)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | Comparative Literature | PhD | — | United States |
Yale University
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
United States
Member of St. Anthony Hall
Yale University
Comparative Literature
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Robert Penn Warrenが指導教官
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts | — | — | Vermont Arts Council | won |
| 2011 | Poet Laureate of Vermont | — | — | State of Vermont | won |
| 1996 | Poets' Prize | To the Bone: New and Selected Poems | poetry | — | co-winner |
| 1987 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | poetry | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | won |
Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts
2021
Organization:
Vermont Arts Council
Result:
won
Poet Laureate of Vermont
2011
Organization:
State of Vermont
Result:
won
Poets' Prize
1996
Work:
To the Bone: New and Selected Poems
Category:
poetry
Result:
co-winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
1987
Category:
poetry
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pursuit of a Wound
2000 poetry collectionA poetry collection focusing on the outdoors, woods, and rural life in New England.
mysteries of the natural worldNew England landscapesrural life
To the Bone: New and Selected Poems
1996 poetry collectionCollection of new and selected poems.
natureNew England
Here
2019 poetry collectionWeaves personal history with wonder at the natural world, recalling everyday memories poetically.
personal historynatural world
Bibliography
- Searching the Drowned Man
- The Floating Candles
- To the Bone: New and Selected Poems
- Pursuit of a Wound
- Here
Adaptations
- Poem 'Mudtime' adapted into a song cycle for voice and string quartet
Translations of Works
- Under Drum Ice (Slovenian translation by Marjan Strojan)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- virtuosic in texture and formdramatic intensitynarrative momentummusicalityevocative descriptions of northern New England's landscapes
- Recurring Motifs
- outdoorswoodsrural life in New Englandmysteries and teachings of the natural worldinteractions in north-country villages
Legacy
American poet, novelist, and essayist known for depictions of New England nature and rural life; served as Poet Laureate of Vermont (2011-2015).
Quotes
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Lea's poetry to be virtuosic in texture and form, yet likely to be engaging to a diversity of readers and listeners because of the work's dramatic intensity, narrative momentum, and musicality, and because of this poet's extraordinarily evocative descriptions of northern New England's landscapes, animal and plant life, and the seasonal panorama.
Source: Vermont Poet Laureate Advisory Committee (2011)
Trivia
- Plays the blues harmonica
- Has five adult children
- Founding editor of New England Review
- Active in conservation efforts for Downeast Lakes Land Trust