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第25回（1995年 第2回開催） Winner
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第69回（1995年 第5回開催） Winner
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第70回（1995年 第6回開催） Winner
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第108回（1995年 第8回開催） Winner
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第109回（1995年 第9回開催） Winner
Arthur Sze
アーサー・シー
Arthur Sze
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1950-01-01 （New York, New York, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English, Chinese
- 居住地歴
- Queens / Garden City, New York → Santa Fe, New Mexico
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Translator, Writer, Professor
- 活動期間
- 1972年〜
- 所属
- Institute of American Indian Arts — Professor Emeritus, Stanford University — Mohr Visiting Poet (visiting), Washington University in St. Louis — Visiting Hurst Professor, Mary Baldwin College — Doenges Visiting Artist
- 所属団体
- Academy of American Poets (Chancellor), American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Member)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Jackson Mac Low, Taoist and Zen traditions
- 影響を与えた人物
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville School | — | — | — | 〜1968 | United States |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | — | — | — | 1968–1970 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Poetry (self-directed major) | BA | 1970–1972 | United States |
Lawrenceville School
期間:
〜1968
卒業年:
1968
国:
United States
High school diploma
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
期間:
1968–1970
国:
United States
Attended 1968–1970; transferred in 1970
University of California, Berkeley
Poetry (self-directed major)
学位:
BA
期間:
1970–1972
卒業年:
1972
国:
United States
Graduated Phi Beta Kappa
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bollingen Prize for American Poetry (Lifetime Achievement) | — | — | Yale University | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Lifetime Achievement | — | — | Library of Congress | 受賞 |
| 2024 | National Book Foundation Science + Literature Award (selected title) | The Glass Constellation: New and Collected Poems | — | National Book Foundation | 選定 |
| 2022 | Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize | — | — | Poetry Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2021 | The Shelley Memorial Award | — | — | Poetry Society of America | 受賞 |
| 2020 | T' Space 8th Annual Poetry Award | — | — | T' Space | 受賞 |
| 2019 | National Book Award for Poetry | Sight Lines | — | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (Finalist) | Compass Rose | — | Columbia University / Pulitzer Prize | ファイナリスト |
| 2013 | Jackson Poetry Prize | — | — | Poets & Writers | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry Grants | — | — | Witter Bynner Foundation | 受賞（複数年） |
| 2006 | Poet Laureate of Santa Fe | — | — | City of Santa Fe | 任命（2006–2008） |
| 2002 | Western States Book Award for Translation | Translation | — | Western States | 受賞 |
| 1997 | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Guggenheim Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1996 | American Book Award (Poetry) | Archipelago | — | Before Columbus Foundation (American Book Awards) | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Lannan Literary Award for Poetry | — | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1993 | National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞（複数年あり） |
| 1991 | George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Fellowship | — | — | Howard Foundation | 受賞 |
Bollingen Prize for American Poetry (Lifetime Achievement)
2025
主催:
Yale University
結果:
受賞
Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Lifetime Achievement
2024
主催:
Library of Congress
結果:
受賞
National Book Foundation Science + Literature Award (selected title)
2024
対象作品:
The Glass Constellation: New and Collected Poems
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
選定
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
2022
主催:
Poetry Foundation
結果:
受賞
The Shelley Memorial Award
2021
主催:
Poetry Society of America
結果:
受賞
T' Space 8th Annual Poetry Award
2020
主催:
T' Space
結果:
受賞
National Book Award for Poetry
2019
対象作品:
Sight Lines
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (Finalist)
2015
対象作品:
Compass Rose
主催:
Columbia University / Pulitzer Prize
結果:
ファイナリスト
Jackson Poetry Prize
2013
主催:
Poets & Writers
結果:
受賞
Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry Grants
2012
主催:
Witter Bynner Foundation
結果:
受賞（複数年）
Poet Laureate of Santa Fe
2006
主催:
City of Santa Fe
結果:
任命（2006–2008）
Western States Book Award for Translation
2002
対象作品:
Translation
主催:
Western States
結果:
受賞
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
1997
主催:
Guggenheim Foundation
結果:
受賞
American Book Award (Poetry)
1996
対象作品:
Archipelago
主催:
Before Columbus Foundation (American Book Awards)
結果:
受賞
Lannan Literary Award for Poetry
1995
主催:
Lannan Foundation
結果:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
1993
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
受賞（複数年あり）
George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Fellowship
1991
主催:
Howard Foundation
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第17回（1996年） Winner
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第2回（1999年） Winner
Jackson Poetry Prize
1回登壇
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第7回（2013年） Winner
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第37回（2022年 第11回開催） Winner
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第18回（2024年） Special Award
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第54回（2025年） Winner
作品
代表作
The Willow Wind
1972年 PoetryEarly collection including poems and translations from Chinese.
naturetranslation
Archipelago
1995年 PoetryA collection of poems that won the American Book Award.
islandsmemory
The Redshifting Web: Poems 1970–1998
1998年 PoetryA retrospective collection of poems from 1970 to 1998.
timecosmos
Quipu
2005年 PoetryA mid-career collection exploring knots of memory and associative thought.
memoryassociative chains
The Ginkgo Light
2009年 PoetryPoems that weave nature, memory, and cultural roots.
natureEast Asian imagery
Compass Rose
2014年 PoetryA mature collection combining geographic imagination and introspection. Finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize.
placeintrospectionnature
Sight Lines
2019年 PoetryA collection focused on perspective and observation. Winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry.
observationperspectivescientific imagery
The Glass Constellation: New and Collected Poems
2021年 PoetryA new-and-collected volume; selected for the 2024 National Book Foundation Science + Literature Award.
sciencememorynature
Into the Hush
2025年 PoetryMost recent collection (Copper Canyon, 2025) exploring hush, silence, and attention.
hushattentionbeing
全著作
- The Willow Wind (1972)
- Two Ravens (1976)
- Dazzled (1982)
- River River (1987)
- Archipelago (1995)
- The Redshifting Web: Poems 1970–1998 (1998)
- Quipu (2005)
- The Ginkgo Light (2009)
- Compass Rose (2014)
- Sight Lines (2019)
- Starlight Behind Daylight (2020)
- The Glass Constellation: New and Collected Poems (2021)
- The White Orchard: Selected Interviews, Essays, and Poems (2025)
- Into the Hush (2025)
- The Silk Dragon: Translations of Chinese Poetry (2001)
- The Silk Dragon II: Translations of Chinese Poetry (2024)
作家による翻訳
- The Silk Dragon (translations of Chinese poetry)
- The Silk Dragon II (translations of Chinese poetry)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Clear, compressed poetic voice rooted in Zen and Taoist attention and observationPostmodern experimentation combining chains of images and fragments
- 頻出モチーフ
- nature (trees, wind, rocks)memory and historyEast Asian cultural imageryscientific and astronomical imagery
評価・遺産
Arthur Sze (b. 1950) is an American poet, translator, and educator acclaimed for his precise observational poetics that blend East Asian sensibilities with scientific imagination. He became the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate in 2025, the first Asian American to hold the post, and has received numerous awards while contributing significantly to poetry education and advocacy.
関連学会
- Academy of American Poets
- American Academy of Arts & Sciences
資料所蔵先
- Poetry Foundation archives
- Library of Congress (related holdings)
引用
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"The word 'compassion' is much overused, 'clarity' less so, but Arthur Sze is truly a poet of clarity and compassion."
出典: Jackson Mac Low (poet) -
"The surface is calm, while the depths are resonant... They move precisely through their patterns like a dancer."
出典: Critic R.W. French (review)
豆知識
- Named U.S. Poet Laureate in 2025 — 25th poet laureate and the first Asian American to hold the post.
- Professor emeritus at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
- Married to poet Carol Moldaw; has two children (one from a previous marriage).
- Descendant of S.C. Thomas Sze and related to Alfred Sao-ke Sze.