Walt Whitman Award
1回登壇
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第7回（1981年） Winner
Alberto Álvaro Ríos
アルベルト・アルバロ・リオス
Alberto Rios
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1952-09-18 （Nogales, Arizona, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English, Spanish
- 居住地歴
- Nogales, Arizona (birthplace) → Phoenix/Tempe, Arizona (Arizona State University, faculty)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, short story writer, memoirist, professor, broadcast host
- 活動期間
- 1979年〜
- 所属
- Arizona State University, Academy of American Poets (Chancellor), KAET (ASU public television)
- 所属団体
- Academy of American Poets, Western Literature Association
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona | — | — | MFA | 不明 | United States |
University of Arizona
学位:
MFA
期間:
不明
国:
United States
MFA in creative writing (year unknown)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Arizona State Poet Laureate (inaugural) | — | — | State of Arizona / AZ Arts | 受賞 |
| 2007 | PEN/Beyond Margins Award | The Theater of Night (poetry) | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2014 | National Book Award (finalist) | The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body (poetry) | — | National Book Foundation | 最終候補 |
| — | Walt Whitman Award | Whispering to Fool the Wind (poetry) | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Western States Book Award (Fiction) | The Iguana Killer (short stories) | — | Western States Book Awards | 受賞 |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受給 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受給 |
| — | Pushcart Prize (multiple) | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞（6回） |
| 2004 | Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award in Literary Arts or Publications | — | — | American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) | 受賞 |
Arizona State Poet Laureate (inaugural)
2013
主催:
State of Arizona / AZ Arts
結果:
受賞
PEN/Beyond Margins Award
2007
対象作品:
The Theater of Night (poetry)
主催:
PEN America
結果:
受賞
National Book Award (finalist)
2014
対象作品:
The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body (poetry)
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
最終候補
Walt Whitman Award
対象作品:
Whispering to Fool the Wind (poetry)
主催:
Academy of American Poets
結果:
受賞
Western States Book Award (Fiction)
1984
対象作品:
The Iguana Killer (short stories)
主催:
Western States Book Awards
結果:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
主催:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果:
受給
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
受給
Pushcart Prize (multiple)
主催:
Pushcart Press
結果:
受賞（6回）
Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award in Literary Arts or Publications
2004
主催:
American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第0回（2004年） Winner
作品
代表作
A Small Story About the Sky
2015年 PoetryA recent collection of poems weaving fragments of daily life, memory, and borderland language.
memoryeveryday lifeborderlands
The Theater of Night
2006年 PoetryA poetry collection of vivid, cinematic images. Winner of the PEN/Beyond Margins Award.
imageryfamilymemory
The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body
2014年 PoetryA collection that captures personal and universal experience through small images. Finalist for the National Book Award.
bodymemoryeveryday life
Whispering to Fool the Wind
1982年 PoetryOne of his early poetry collections. Winner of the Walt Whitman Award.
youthfamilyborder
Capirotada
1999年 Memoir / Non-fictionA memoir about growing up on the Mexico–Arizona border. Recipient of Latino Literary Hall of Fame recognition and chosen for OneBookArizona.
borderfamilyimmigrant memory
The Iguana Killer: Twelve Stories of the Heart
1984年 Short storiesA collection of short stories set in the borderlands. Winner of the Western States Book Award (Fiction).
borderlandscommunitymemory
全著作
- Elk Heads on the Wall (1979)
- Sleeping on Fists (1981)
- Whispering to Fool the Wind (1982)
- The Iguana Killer: Twelve Stories of the Heart (1984)
- Five Indiscretions (1985)
- The Lime Orchard Woman (1988)
- The Warrington Poems (1989)
- Teodoro Luna's Two Kisses (1992)
- Capirotada (1999)
- The Theater of Night (2006)
- The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body (2014)
- A Small Story About the Sky (2015)
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical, image-driven stylefragmentary, anecdotal narrative approach
- 頻出モチーフ
- borderlandsfamilymemoryeveryday detail
評価・遺産
As a poet and writer from the U.S. Southwest, Ríos weaves borderland experience into his poetry and fiction, bridging regional culture and mainstream American letters. Named Arizona's inaugural state poet laureate, he has influenced students and the public through university teaching and media.
記念館・博物館
- Arizona History Society (Historymaker selection) Tempe (Papago Park), Arizona 2005年開館
関連学会
- Academy of American Poets
- Western Literature Association
資料所蔵先
- Arizona State University archives (possible holdings)
大衆文化への影響
- Frequently presented as a cultural representative of Arizona
豆知識
- Named Arizona's inaugural state poet laureate in 2013.
- Holds the title of Regents' Professor at Arizona State University.
- Hosted literary interview show Books & Co. (2009–2018) on KAET.
- Growing up on the border is central to much of his work.