| FB-51907-05 | Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Linda Leavell | A Biography of American Poet Marianne Moore (1887-1972) | 9/1/2005 - 5/31/2006 | $40,000.00 | Linda | | Leavell | | | | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater | Stillwater | OK | 74078-0001 | USA | 2004 | American Literature | Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Research Programs | 40000 | 0 | 40000 | 0 |
An NEH Fellowship would provide me with uninterrupted time to write my biography of American poet Marianne Moore (1887-1972). Although many scholarly monographs on Moore have appeared in recent decades, there has been only one book-length biography. It was written without the permission of the Moore estate and hence quotes no unpublished sources. Because my project has "the full support" of the estate and because I am willing to investigate thoroughly Moore's familial and professional relationships, the biography I am writing should be both more reliable to scholars and more engaging to the general reader. |