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Robert Creeley Foundation

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The Robert Creeley Foundation was a poetry foundation based in Acton, Massachusetts, dedicated to honoring the legacy of American poet Robert Creeley.[1] The Foundation presented the Robert Creeley Award to a nationally recognized poet each year, and it had an active role in promoting poetry and the arts in the local community, particularly via close relationships with the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School and Acton Memorial Library. The Foundation ceased operations in 2018.

The award and foundation stem from a "chance meeting" between Robert Clawson and Robert Creeley in 2000.[2]

Robert Creeley participated in selecting the award winners until his death in 2005.[3]

Robert Creeley Award

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The following are the winners of the Robert Creeley Award:[4]

Student programs

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The Foundation also awarded the Helen Creeley Student Poetry Prize to honor Robert Creeley's older sister Helen, a prize-winning poet while she was a high school student, who was an early mentor to Robert.[13] The prize was awarded to one or two Massachusetts high school students each year.

Students received a monetary prize and also the opportunity to read their work as an opener to the Robert Creeley Award winner.

The past winners of the Helen Creeley Student Poetry Prize are:[14]

  • 2018 — Malia Chung (Milton Academy) and Jocelyn Shen (Phillips Academy)
  • 2017 — Emma Crockford (Rising Tide Charter High School) and Claudia Inglessis (Buckingham Browne & Nichols)
  • 2016 — Alma Bitran (Brookline High School) and Samantha Mackertich (Walnut Hill School for the Arts)
  • 2015 — Nicole Blackwood (Newburyport High School) and Sequoia LeBreux (Mohawk Trail Regional High School)
  • 2014 — Talin Tahajian (Belmont High School)
  • 2013 — Charina Hanley (ABRHS) and Talin Tahajian (Belmont High School)
  • 2012 — Soubhik Barari (ABRHS) and Alessandra Davy-Falconi (Boston University Academy)
  • 2011 — Soubhik Barari (ABRHS) and Emily Sager (ABRHS)
  • 2010 — Andy Vo (Boston Latin) and Melanie Wang (Wayland High School)
  • 2009 — Kaila Guilmet (ABRHS) and Anna Cataldo (Concord-Carlisle)
  • 2008 — Michael Bottari (ABRHS) and Peter Boskey (Concord Academy)
  • 2007 — Brendan Fitzmaurice (ABRHS)

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Creeley Foundation Website Archive - About Us Page". Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Robert Creeley Foundation Website Archive - About Us Page". Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Robert Creeley Foundation Website Archive - About Us Page". Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Robert Creeley Foundation Website Archive - Robert Creeley Award Page". Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Poetry captures the moment - The Beacon". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Creeley's spirit "in the house" with Gary Snyder at poets' award event in Acton". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Poet Gary Snyder is guest and honoree at 10th annual Robert Creeley event in Acton". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Vermont woman winner of Robert Creeley award". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Ron Padgett to read at Creeley event - Concord Journal". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Acton's Robert Creeley Foundation honors poet Tracy K. Smith - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  11. ^ "Robert Creeley Award winner to read work - The Beacon". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Award-winning poet to read in Acton - The Beacon".
  13. ^ "Robert Creeley Foundation Website Archive - Student Programs Page". Archived from the original on 2015-11-30. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Robert Creeley Foundation Website Archive - Student Programs Page". Archived from the original on 2015-11-30. Retrieved 10 December 2023.