Willis Barnstone Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2014) Winner
A. M. Juster
エー・エム・ジャスター
A. M. Juster
Aliases:
Michael James Astrue / Michael J. Astrue
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-10-01
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- lawyer, poet, translator, critic, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Affiliations
- First Things (Poetry Editor), Plough Quarterly (Poetry Editor), Social Security Administration, Biogen
- Memberships
- National Alliance for Hispanic Health (board member), Association of Writers and Writing Programs (board member)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury Latin School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | Philosophy and English | BA | — | United States |
| Harvard Law School | — | — | JD | — | United States |
| New England School of Law | — | — | Doctor of Laws (honorary) | — | United States |
| Southern Vermont College | — | — | Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary) | — | United States |
Roxbury Latin School
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
United States
graduated magna cum laude
Yale University
Philosophy and English
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
magna cum laude with honors in Philosophy and English, President of Yale Political Union, Pierson Scholarship Award
Harvard Law School
Degree:
JD
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
cum laude
New England School of Law
Degree:
Doctor of Laws (honorary)
Year of Graduation:
2013
Country:
United States
honorary
Southern Vermont College
Degree:
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary)
Year of Graduation:
2013
Country:
United States
honorary
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award | Moscow Zoo | sonnet | The Formalist | winner |
| 2000 | Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award | — | sonnet | The Formalist | winner |
| 2008 | Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award | — | sonnet | The Formalist | winner |
| 2002 | Richard Wilbur Award | The Secret Language of Women | — | — | winner |
| 2014 | Willis Barnstone Translation Prize | translation of a Middle Welsh poem by Gwerful Mechain | translation | — | co-winner |
Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
1995
Work:
Moscow Zoo
Category:
sonnet
Organization:
The Formalist
Result:
winner
Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
2000
Category:
sonnet
Organization:
The Formalist
Result:
winner
Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
2008
Category:
sonnet
Organization:
The Formalist
Result:
winner
Richard Wilbur Award
2002
Work:
The Secret Language of Women
Result:
winner
Willis Barnstone Translation Prize
2014
Work:
translation of a Middle Welsh poem by Gwerful Mechain
Category:
translation
Result:
co-winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Longing for Laura
2001 poetry (Petrarch translations)The Secret Language of Women
2003 poetryThe Satires of Horace
2008 translated poetryTibullus' Elegies
2012 translated poetrySaint Aldhelm’s Riddles
2015 translated poetrySleaze & Slander
2016 poetryThe Billy Collins Experience
2016 poetryThe Elegies of Maximianus
2018 translated poetryJohn Milton's The Book of Elegies
2019 poetryBibliography
- Longing for Laura
- The Secret Language of Women
- The Satires of Horace
- Tibullus' Elegies
- Saint Aldhelm’s Riddles
- Sleaze & Slander
- The Billy Collins Experience
- The Elegies of Maximianus
- John Milton's The Book of Elegies
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- formalist poetrysonnetstranslations of classical Latin poetry
Legacy
American formalist poet and translator of classical poetry, publishing under the pen name A.M. Juster. Three-time winner of the Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award and winner of the Richard Wilbur Award. As Michael J. Astrue, served as the 15th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 2007 to 2013.
Trivia
- His pen name 'A. M. Juster' is an anagram of his real name 'M. J. Astrue'.
- Served as Poetry Editor of First Things (2018-2020) and Plough Quarterly (2020-).