Lorne Pierce Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1928) Winner
William Bliss Carman
ウィリアム・ブリス・カーマン
Uiriamu Burisu Kāman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1861-04-15 （Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada）
- Died
- 1929-06-08 （New Canaan, Connecticut, US） age 68
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1879-1929
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Canada (FRSC)
- Influenced By
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Josiah Royce, Richard Hovey
- Influenced
- Ezra Pound (praised the Vagabondia volumes), Subsequent Canadian lyric poets
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Brunswick | — | — | BA | 1877–1881 | Canada |
| Oxford University (attended) | — | — | — | 1881–1882 | United Kingdom |
| University of Edinburgh | — | — | — | 1882–1883 | United Kingdom |
| University of New Brunswick (MA) | — | — | MA | 1883–1884 | Canada |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 1886–1887 | United States |
University of New Brunswick
Degree:
BA
Period:
1877–1881
Year of Graduation:
1881
Country:
Canada
Received a bachelor's degree; later returned for a master's (1884).
Oxford University (attended)
Period:
1881–1882
Country:
United Kingdom
Attended but no degree recorded.
University of Edinburgh
Period:
1882–1883
Country:
United Kingdom
Attended 1882–1883; degree not recorded.
University of New Brunswick (MA)
Degree:
MA
Period:
1883–1884
Year of Graduation:
1884
Country:
Canada
Received a master's degree in 1884.
Harvard University
Period:
1886–1887
Country:
United States
Attended 1886–1887; no degree recorded.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Lorne Pierce Medal | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1930 | Robert Frost Medal | — | — | Poetry Society of America | 追贈（死後受賞） |
| 1929 | Medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 1925 | Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | 選出 |
| 1945 | Person of National Historic Significance | — | — | Government of Canada (Parks Canada) | 指定（没後） |
Lorne Pierce Medal
1928
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
受賞
Robert Frost Medal
1930
Organization:
Poetry Society of America
Result:
追贈（死後受賞）
Medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
1929
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC)
1925
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
選出
Person of National Historic Significance
1945
Organization:
Government of Canada (Parks Canada)
Result:
指定（没後）
Awards & Nominations
Robert Frost Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1930) Winner
Works
Major Works
Low Tide on Grand Pré
1893 Poetry collectionA collection characterized by nostalgia and melancholy; the title poem is one of Carman's most acclaimed long lyrics.
nostalgianatureloss
Songs from Vagabondia
1894 Poetry collection (collaboration)A collaboration with Richard Hovey; the Vagabondia series celebrates individual freedom, comradeship and anti-materialistic themes.
freedomcomradeshipvagabondage
Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics
1904 Poetry collection (Sapphic reconstructions)A highly regarded volume in which Carman imagines and 'translates' lost lyrics of the ancient Greek poet Sappho, producing a unified and acclaimed collection.
lovelossclassical homage
Bibliography
- Low Tide on Grand Pré: A Book Of Lyrics (1893)
- Songs From Vagabondia (1894, with Richard Hovey)
- Behind The Arras (1895)
- Ballads of Lost Haven (1897)
- By The Aurelian Wall (1898)
- Pipes of Pan (volumes issued 1902–1905)
- Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics (1904)
- The Rough Rider (1908)
- A Painter's Holiday (1911)
- Echoes From Vagabondia (1912)
- April Airs (1916)
- Far Horizons (1925)
- Later Poems (1926)
- Sanctuary (1929)
- Wild Garden (1929)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalromantic tendenciesclassical reconstructions (pseudo-translations)delicate, elegiac voice
- Recurring Motifs
- nature (sea, landscape)nostalgia and lossclassical motifs (Pan, Sappho)freedom and wandering
Health
-
Tuberculosis1919–1921（概略）Around 1920 he suffered a near-fatal attack of tuberculosis and subsequently recovered; this affected his health and productivity.
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Brain hemorrhage (cause of death)1929Died of a brain hemorrhage in 1929.
Legacy
Regarded as one of the Confederation Poets and celebrated as a master of lyric poetry; he achieved international recognition and was later hailed in Canada as a national poet. His works have been influential in anthologies and education.
Museums
- Sculpture on the UNB campus (Confederation Poets memorial) Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada (UNB campus) Opened in 1947
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Canada
Archives
- Bliss Carman Papers (Stanford University Libraries)
- The Papers of Bliss Carman (Dartmouth College Library)
In Popular Culture
- Bliss Carman Middle School in Fredericton (school named after him)
- Bliss Carman Senior Public School in Toronto (school named after him)
Quotes
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Let me have a scarlet maple For the grave-tree at my head, With the quiet sun behind it, In the years when I am dead.
Source: Poem 'The Grave-Tree' (from By the Aurelian Wall) (1898)
Trivia
- 'Bliss' was his mother's maiden name and became the name he used publicly.
- Regarded as one of the Confederation Poets and later celebrated as Canada's poet laureate.
- Political figures intervened posthumously to return his ashes to Fredericton.