Rosanna Phelps Warren (born July 27, 1953) is an American poet and scholar.
Biography
Warren is the daughter of novelist, literary critic and
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions. Albertino Mussato of Padua and Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch ...
Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. He founded the liter ...
and writer
Eleanor Clark. She graduated from
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
, where she was a member of
Manuscript Society
Manuscript Society is a senior society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Toward the end of each academic year 16 rising seniors are inducted into the society, which meets twice weekly for dinner and discussion. Manuscript is reputedly ...
, in 1976, with a degree in painting, and then in 1980 received an M.A. from
Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars
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. Until July 2012 she was the Emma MacLachlan Metcalf Professor of the Humanities and a
University Professor
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at
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...
.
Warren's first collection of poetry, ''Each Leaf Shines Separate'' (1984), received generally favorable notice in a review in ''
The New York Times
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''. Her next collection, ''Stained Glass'', won the
Lamont Poetry Prize
The Academy of American Poets is a national, member-supported organization that promotes poets and the art of poetry. The nonprofit organization was incorporated in the state of New York in 1934. It fosters the readership of poetry through outreach ...
for the best second volume published in the U. S. in 1993; in his review, Jonathan Aaron described these poems "tough-minded, beautifully crafted meditations". Warren was awarded the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching at
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...
in 2004. She held a
Lannan Foundation
The Lannan Literary Awards are a series of awards and literary fellowships given out in various fields by the Lannan Foundation. Established in 1989, the awards are meant "to honor both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional ...
Marfa residency in 2005.
In the 2008–09 academic year, Warren was a fellow of the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the
New York Public Library. Warren is currently the Hanna Holborn Gray Distinguished Service Professor in the
Committee on Social Thought
The John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought is one of several PhD-granting committees at the University of Chicago. It was started in 1941 by historian John Ulric Nef along with economist Frank Knight, anthropologist Robert Redfield, and Univers ...
at the
University of Chicago
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.
Family
On December 21, 1981, Warren married Stephen Scully, but is now divorced. She has two daughters. Her younger daughter, Chiara Scully, graduated from
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
, and is pursuing a writing career of her own. Her poetry has been published in the ''
Seneca Review'' and ''
The New Republic
''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hu ...
''. Her elder daughter, Katherine Scully, also graduated from Yale University and is a lawyer.
Awards
Warren's other awards include several
Pushcart Prizes, the
American Academy of Arts and Letters
The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 300-member honor society whose goal is to "foster, assist, and sustain excellence" in American literature, music, and art. Its fixed number membership is elected for lifetime appointments. Its headqu ...
Award of Merit in Poetry, the
Witter Bynner Poetry Prize
The Witter Bynner Poetry Prize was established by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1980 to support the work of a young poet. It is named for poet Witter Bynner. The prize was discontinued in 2003. It is not to be confused ...
(1993), the Sara Teasdale Award in Poetry (2011), and a
Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1990 she served as poet in residence at
The Frost Place
The Frost Place is a museum and nonprofit educational center for poetry located at Robert Frost's former home on Ridge Road in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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in
Franconia, New Hampshire
Franconia is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2020 census. Set in the White Mountains, Franconia is home to the northern half of Franconia Notch State Park. Parts of the White Mountain Natio ...
. She is a member of
The American Academy of Arts and Letters
The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 300-member honor society whose goal is to "foster, assist, and sustain excellence" in American literature, music, and art. Its fixed number membership is elected for lifetime appointments. Its headqu ...
, the
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communit ...
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and
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has served as Chancellor of the
Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets is a national, member-supported organization that promotes poets and the art of poetry. The nonprofit organization was incorporated in the state of New York in 1934. It fosters the readership of poetry through outreach ...
.
In spring of 2006 she received a
Berlin Prize to fund half a year of study and work at the
American Academy in Berlin
The American Academy in Berlin is a private, independent, nonpartisan research and cultural institution in Berlin dedicated to sustaining and enhancing the long-term intellectual, cultural, and political ties between the United States and Germany ...
.
Bibliography
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Translations
* Translator with Stephen Scully,
The Suppliants (Euripides)
''The Suppliants'' ( grc, Ἱκέτιδες, ''Hiketides''; Latin ''Supplices''), also called ''The Suppliant Women'', first performed in 423 BC, is an ancient Greek play by Euripides.
Background
After Oedipus leaves Thebes, his sons fight fo ...
Non-Fiction
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References
External links
Official Website: rosannawarren.comBoston University pageBiography at poets.orgInterview at ''The Kenyon Review''''Rosanna Warren'', Ploughshares, the literary journal* Audio
Rosanna Warren reads 'Simile'from ''Departure''
Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago''Who Speaks for the Negro'' Vanderbilt documentary website
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1953 births
American women poets
American translation scholars
Boston University faculty
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Johns Hopkins University alumni
Living people
Yale University alumni
Writers from Fairfield, Connecticut
The New Yorker people
20th-century American poets
20th-century American women writers
20th-century American translators
21st-century American poets
21st-century American women writers
Poets from Connecticut
Members of the American Philosophical Society
Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Milton Academy alumni
American women academics