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第19回（2006年） Winner
Brendan James Galvin
ブレンダン・ジェイムズ・ギャルヴィン
Brendan James Galvin
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1938-10-20
- 死没
- 2023-08-17 （Truro, Massachusetts, United States） 84歳
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Truro, Massachusetts, United States
経歴
- 職業
- poet, college teacher, translator
- 活動期間
- 1965年〜2023年
- 所属
- Hollins University (Visiting Writer), University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (Coal Royalty Distinguished Writer in Residence), East Carolina University (Whichard Chair in the Humanities)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | National Book Award (Poetry) — Finalist | Habitat: New and Selected Poems 1965–2005 | 詩 | National Book Foundation | 最終候補 |
| 1997 | Iowa Poetry Prize | Hotel Malabar | 詩 | University of Iowa Press | 受賞 |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | NEA Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞（複数回） |
| — | Sotheby Prize (Arvon Foundation) | — | — | Arvon Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Levinson Prize (Poetry) | — | — | Poetry (magazine) | 受賞 |
| — | OB Hardison Jr. Poetry Prize | — | — | Folger Shakespeare Library | 受賞 |
| — | Charity Randall Citation | — | — | International Poetry Forum | 受賞 |
National Book Award (Poetry) — Finalist
2005
対象作品:
Habitat: New and Selected Poems 1965–2005
部門:
詩
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
最終候補
Iowa Poetry Prize
1997
対象作品:
Hotel Malabar
部門:
詩
主催:
University of Iowa Press
結果:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
主催:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果:
受賞
NEA Fellowship
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
受賞（複数回）
Sotheby Prize (Arvon Foundation)
主催:
Arvon Foundation
結果:
受賞
Levinson Prize (Poetry)
主催:
Poetry (magazine)
結果:
受賞
OB Hardison Jr. Poetry Prize
主催:
Folger Shakespeare Library
結果:
受賞
Charity Randall Citation
主催:
International Poetry Forum
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Habitat: New and Selected Poems 1965–2005
2005年 PoetryA selected and new poems collection spanning 1965–2005, featuring coastal and natural imagery and reflections on life.
coastnaturememorytime
Ocean Effects
2007年 PoetryA poetry collection exploring oceanic landscapes, tides, and human relations with the sea.
oceantidesnature
Place Keepers
2003年 PoetryA collection of poems rooted in place, memory, and the stories of landscape.
placememorycommunity
Hotel Malabar
1998年 narrative poem / PoetryA long narrative poem collection; winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize, featuring extended narrative poems.
narrativememoryhuman relationships
The Strength of a Named Thing
PoetryTitle suggests exploring the power of naming; poems examine the act of identifying and naming things.
languageperception
Sky and Island Light
PoetryA poetry collection centered on images of islands and the light of the sky.
lightislandnature
全著作
- Habitat: New and Selected Poems 1965–2005
- Ocean Effects
- Place Keepers
- Hotel Malabar
- The Strength of a Named Thing
- Sky and Island Light
作家による翻訳
- Sophocles — Women of Trachis (translation, Penn Greek Drama Series, 1998)
作風・主題
- 文体
- realistic, meditative style rich in nature descriptionnarrative long-form poetry
- 頻出モチーフ
- coastlinetides and sea creaturesmemory and time
健康
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heart attack2023年8月Suffered a heart attack in 2023 and died
評価・遺産
Galvin was known for his coastal poetry of Massachusetts, praised for lyrical, meditative works that weave nature and memory. He taught at several universities and is regarded as an important voice in contemporary American poetry.
引用
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Galvin is a poet who has published much but not too much; that is, many of the poems here are as fresh and powerful as the poems in such strong earlier collections.
出典: VALPARAISO POETRY REVIEW (review by Russ Kesler) (2008年)
豆知識
- Finalist for the 2005 National Book Award in Poetry for Habitat: New and Selected Poems 1965–2005.
- Winner of the 1997 Iowa Poetry Prize for Hotel Malabar.
- Taught at Hollins University, University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa), and East Carolina University.
- Translated Sophocles' Women of Trachis in 1998 for the Penn Greek Drama Series.
- Lived in Truro, Massachusetts; died of a heart attack in 2023 at age 84.