David Gewanter is an American
poet
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.
Life
He teaches at
Georgetown University
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, and lives in
Washington, D. C.
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, with his wife, writer Joy Young, and son James.
His work has appeared in ''
Ploughshares
''Ploughshares'' is an American literary journal established in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in The Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1989, ''Ploughshares'' has been based at Emerson College in Bos ...
''.
Awards
* 1980:
Hopwood Award
The Hopwood Awards are a major scholarship program at the University of Michigan, founded by Avery Hopwood.
Under the terms of the will of Avery Hopwood, a prominent American dramatist and member of the class of 1905 of the University of Michigan, ...
, University of Michigan
* 1989:
Eisner Prize, University of California, Berkeley
* 1990:
Academy of American Poets Prize, University of California, Berkeley
* 1994:
Levinson Award Levinson is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname meaning "son of Levi". Notable people with the surname include:
* André Levinson (1887–1933), French dance journalist
* Arik Levinson, American economist
* Arthur D. Levinson (born 1950), American busine ...
, Harvard University
* 1998:
John C. Zacharis First Book Award for ''In the Belly''
* 1999:
Witter Bynner Fellowship
Witter Bynner Fellowships are administered by the Library of Congress and sponsored by the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry, an organization that provides grant support for poetry programs through nonprofit organizations. Fellows are chosen by t ...
, Library of Congress
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* 2002:
Whiting Award
* 2003:
James Laughlin Award
The James Laughlin Award, formerly the Lamont Poetry Prize, is given annually for a poet's second published book; it is the only major poetry award that honors a second book. The award is given by the Academy of American Poets, and is noted as one ...
- finalist for ''The Sleep of Reason''
* 2004:
Ambassador Book Award
The Ambassador Book Award (1986–2011) was presented annually by the English-Speaking Union. It recognized important literary and non-fiction works that contributed to the understanding and interpretation of American life and culture. Winners of ...
for ''Robert Lowell: Collected Poems''
* 2004:
"Book of the Year" for ''Robert Lowell: Collected Poems''
Works
"GAG"; "ENGLISH 1"; "SEE SAW"; "CONVULVOLUS, A LULLABY"; "CONDUCT OF OUR LOVES", ''Beltway Poetry Quarterly''"Against the Grain", ''Slate''"Traffic of Creations", ''Slate'', July 23, 2002*
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Editor
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Anthology
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''Ploughshares''
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Essay
"Essay: The Problem of Originality", ''Smartish Pace''
References
External links
"Interview with David Gewanter", ''Library of Congress''Profile at The Whiting Foundation
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male poets
Georgetown University faculty