His most recent book bewilderment 2012 received the national book award for poetry and was a finalist for the national book critics circle award. Poet and translator, david ferry, is the recipient of the national book award, the lenore marshall poetry prize, and the harold morton landon translation award, among other honors the academy of american poets is the largest membershipbased nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets. David ferry was born in 1924 in orange, new jersey. In 1935 and 1936 there was distinct award to the most distinguished biography. Oct 03, 2012 acclaimed poet translator david ferrys latest collection, bewilderment, is an odd collection, in that the authors poems on the experiences of advanced age he is now 88 years old and his various translations from the latin verse of horace, marcial, and vergil often seem to clash in terms of content and even form. David ferry of massachusetts yesterday won the 2012 national book award in poetry for his book bewilderment. New and selected poems and translations he won the lenore marshall poetry prize, given by the academy of american poets, and the rebekah. Mar 04, 20 jeffrey brown profiles david ferry, a poet concerned with making connections to classical literature. A conversation with poet david ferry on the occasion. Poet david ferry on writing verse, winning awards at 88. David ferry is an american poet, translator, and educator. Sze is the recipient of the 20 jackson poetry prize and won the 2019 national book award in poetry for his collection sight lines copper canyon press, 2019. Nov 16, 2012 poet david ferry, a distinguished scholar in residence at suffolk university, has won the 2012 national book award in poetry for bewilderment. Transylvania poet maurice manning among national book.
He is an actor, known for the boondock saints 1999, the boondock saints ii. David ferry to give annual theodore roethke reading may 28. Harold morton landon translation award academy of american. Ferry was recently honored with the ruth lilly poetry prize as well as the national book award for poetry.
A new rendering in english verse 1992, the odes of horace 1997, and both the eclogues of virgil 1999 and georgics of virgil 2005 are. He was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences in 1998, was awarded the ruth lilly poetry prize for lifetime achievement in 2011, and won the 2012 national book award for poetry for bewilderment. He had just won the national book award for bewilderment. New and selected poems and translations 1999 won the american academy of poets lenore marshall poetry prize, the rebekah johnson bobbitt national prize. National book awards presented to yaddo writers 1950. Princeton student patience haggin will also read from her recent translation work.
One immediate justification is that each translation is the contemporary way of bringing the poem back to the publics attention. The passionate nature and originality of ferry s prosodic daring works astonishing transformations that take your breath away. David ferry, who, at the age of eightyeight, has just won the national book award for poetry, is a special kind of thief. Ferry was one of eight faculty members to read from their works. More about this book poetry winner national book awards 2012. New poems and translations 2012, won the national book award for poetry. David ferry poems, quotations and biography on david ferry poet page. The national book award for poetry is one of five annual national book awards, which are given by the national book foundation to recognize outstanding literary work by us citizens.
In this video, arthur sze visits his high school, the lawrenceville school, and offers advice from his years of experience as a poet. He is a professor emeritus of english at wellesley college. A biography, 1971 roger shattuck, marcel proust, 1975. David ferry the aeneid rosanna warren uchicago arts.
New poems and translations, which won the 2012 national book award for poetry and was praised by the new yorker as one of the great books of poetry of this young century. Pbs newshours jeffrey brown profiles eightyeightyearold david ferry, who was recently honored with the ruth lilly poetry prize as well as the national book award for poetry. David ferry is an acclaimed american poet and translator. David ferry was born on september 6, 1951 in st johns, newfoundland and labrador, canada. The panelists are five writers who are known to be doing great work in their genre or field. May 15, 2017 david ferry is an acclaimed american poet and translator. David ferry won the national book award in his 80s. Ferry is currently tackling a translation of virgils aeneid. Ferrys translations, which include some of the worlds major works of poetry are known for their fluency and grace. In the video above, david ferry, acas lecturer in creative writing and winner of the lenore marshallpoetry prize, the bingham poetry prize, and the teasdale prize, reads from his translation of virgils aeneid. Ferry will be introduced by poet susan wheeler, a finalist for the 2012 national book award in poetry and professor and director of the program in creative writing at the lewis center for the arts. May 15 lexington community education the fiveash legacy. Wellesley professor emeritus wins national book award for poetry.
I am very grateful to this introduction to the work of david ferry. Nov 12, 2012 transylvania university professor maurice manning, who was a 2011 finalist for the pulitzer prize in poetry, is on a panel of judges choosing the winner of this years national book award for poetry. He has published eight collections of his poetry and a volume of literary criticism. In 2001, he received an award in literature from the american academy of arts. He won the national book award for poetry for his 2012 collection bewilderment. National book awards american literary award britannica.
Writers jamaica kincaid and david ferry read at lewis. Jan 01, 2012 winner of the 2012 national book award for poetry. He will be joined in conversation by rosanna warren. National book awards presented to yaddo writers 1950 2019.
The national book awards for 1935 to 1940 annually recognized the most distinguished or favorite book of general nonfiction or simply nonfiction. Sze is the recipient of the 20 jackson poetry prize and won the 2019 national book award in poetry for. The making of a poet, 1964 eleanor clark, oysters of lockmariaquer, 1965 francis steegmuller, cocteau. Poet david ferry wins ruth lilly prize for lifetime. New poems and translations and was still at work on virgils aeneid which he.
The awards were founded in 1950 by the american book publishers council, american booksellers association, and book manufacturers institute. Submissions will be accepted from september 15, 2019 through february 15, 2020. Poet david ferry reads from his collection bewilderment, which won last years national book award for poetry. David ferry, a finalist for the national book critics circle award in poetry for his translation of gilgamesh, is a poet and translator who has also won the lenore marshall poetry prize, given by the academy of american poets, and the rebekah johnson bobbitt national prize for poetry, given by the library of congress.
National book awards, annual awards given to books of the highest quality written by americans and published by american publishers. David ferry wins one of poetrys top prizes bu today. Apr 22, 2011 david ferry has been honored with the 2011 ruth lilly prize for lifetime achievement, one of the top awards given to american poets. Acclaimed poet translator david ferry s latest collection, bewilderment, is an odd collection, in that the authors poems on the experiences of advanced age he is now 88 years old and his various translations from the latin. Poet david ferry reads from his collection bewilderment. David ferry is an acclaimed american poet, professor, and translator. In 2012, david ferry capped a long career as a poet with a national book award, given in honor of his book bewilderment. David ferry, a finalist for the national book critics circle award in poetry for his translation of gilgamesh in 1992, has translated the odes of horace, the eclogues of virgil, and the epistles of horace. In addition to his lauded translations of the odes of horace and virgils the eclogues, georgics, and the aeneid, among other works, ferry is a prize. This list of poetry awards is a index to articles about notable awards that are, or have been, given out to writers of poetry, either for a specific poem, collection of poems, or body of work. These are the quiet, careful poems of the crafts master, singing about the human condition as casually and ferociously as it is lived. New poems and translations phoenix poets by david ferry. This book won the national book award last year, and rightly so.
Poet david ferry, a distinguished visiting scholar at suffolk university since 2009, has won the 2011 ruth lilly poetry prize, which recognizes the extraordinary lifetime accomplishments of a living u. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. To read david ferrys bewilderment is to be reminded that poetry of the highest order can be made by the subtlest of means. David ferry is a master not easy, not impossible, but incredibly satisfying. Brookline poet david ferry wins national book award wbur news. Ferry was one of eight faculty members to read from their works at theannual faculty reading, on december 3, 2007. Read all poems of david ferry and infos about david ferry. The national book awards presented annually in the usa, by the national book foundation, to recognize achievements in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young peoples literature.
David ferry is the author of a number of books of poetry and has translated several works from classical languages. Lecture and a poetry reading by david ferry wheaton college, il. Poet david ferry on writing verse, reading poems, winning. In addition to his lauded translations of the odes of horace and virgils the eclogues, georgics, and the aeneid, among other works, ferry is a prizewinning poet in his own right. On wednesday, november, national book awardwinning poet david ferry and critically acclaimed author jamaica kincaid will read from their works as part of the althea ward clark w21 reading series of the program in creative writing at the lewis center for the arts. Mar 06, 20 jeffrey brown profiles david ferry, a poet concerned with making connections to classical literature. New poems and translations winner, national book awards 2012 for poetry. Rsvp here please note that your rsvp is requested, not required about the book. Dec 04, 2017 david ferry is the author of a number of books of poetry and has translated several works from classical languages. The passionate nature and originality of ferrys prosodic daring works astonishing transformations that take your breath away.
Ferrys book, a collection of his own poems and translations of the latin verse of horace and virgil, was praised by the judges for its grace and profundity, spiritual. In poem after poem, his diction modulates beautifully between plainspoken high eloquence. Ferry s translations, which include some of the worlds major works of poetry are known for their fluency and grace. Lecture and a poetry reading by david ferry wheaton. He was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences in 1998, was awarded the ruth lilly poetry prize for lifetime achievement in 2011 and won the 2012 national book award for poetry for bewilderment. David ferrys new poems, in their grace and profundity, spiritual wisdom and utilitarianism, reach toward immortality, and may achieve it. Transylvania poet maurice manning among national book award. Get to know the national book award nominees frontier poetry. Poet david ferry wins national book award suffolk university. Oct 10, 2012 national world politics crime marijuana animals business jobs weather. The soldier by david ferry academy of american poets.
To read david ferry s bewilderment is to be reminded that poetry of the highest order can be made by the subtlest of means. Ferrys many awards include the harold morton landon translation award, the teasdale prize for. Poet and translator, david ferry, is the recipient of the national book award, the lenore marshall poetry prize, and the harold morton landon translation award, among other honors. David ferry, the sophie chantal hart professor emeritus of english at wellesley has authored eight collections of poetry and translation. The category poetry was established in 1950 and has been awarded annually save.