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第6回（1984年 第4回開催） Winner
Bruce Smith
ブルース・スミス
Burūsu Sumisu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1946-01-01 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Philadelphia (birth and early life) → Tuscaloosa, Alabama (taught at University of Alabama) → Andover, Massachusetts (Phillips Academy) → Syracuse, New York (teaches at Syracuse University)
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Professor, Teacher
- 活動期間
- 1970年〜
- 所属
- University of Alabama, Phillips Academy, Andover, Syracuse University, Graham House Review (editorial), Born Magazine (contributing editor)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discovery/The Nation Award | — | — | The Nation | winner |
| 2000 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | fellowship |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | grant |
| — | Massachusetts Foundation for the Arts grant | — | — | Massachusetts Foundation for the Arts | grant |
| 1984 | National Poetry Series Selection | Silver and Information | — | National Poetry Series | selection |
| 2000 | National Book Award (finalist) | The Other Lover | — | National Book Foundation | finalist |
| — | Pulitzer Prize (finalist) | The Other Lover | — | Pulitzer Prize Board | finalist |
| 2011 | National Book Award (finalist) | Devotions | — | National Book Foundation | finalist |
| 2012 | William Carlos Williams Award | Devotions | — | Poetry Society of America | winner |
Discovery/The Nation Award
主催:
The Nation
結果:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
2000
主催:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果:
fellowship
National Endowment for the Arts grant
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
grant
Massachusetts Foundation for the Arts grant
主催:
Massachusetts Foundation for the Arts
結果:
grant
National Poetry Series Selection
1984
対象作品:
Silver and Information
主催:
National Poetry Series
結果:
selection
National Book Award (finalist)
2000
対象作品:
The Other Lover
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
finalist
Pulitzer Prize (finalist)
対象作品:
The Other Lover
主催:
Pulitzer Prize Board
結果:
finalist
National Book Award (finalist)
2011
対象作品:
Devotions
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
finalist
William Carlos Williams Award
2012
対象作品:
Devotions
主催:
Poetry Society of America
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Common Wages
1983年 PoetryEarly collection of poems touching on urban life and personal experience.
urban lifepersonal history
Silver and Information
1985年 PoetrySelected by the National Poetry Series; noted for precise language and strong imagery.
linguistic experimentationimagery
Mercy Seat
1994年 PoetryCollection that explores religious motifs and moral questions, mixing lyricism and reflection.
religionmorality
The Other Lover
2000年 PoetryA finely wrought book of poems about relationships and desire; was a finalist for major American awards.
lovedesirerelationships
Songs for Two Voices
2005年 PoetryCollection emphasizing dual voices and dialogic poetics.
dialoguevoice
Devotions
2011年 PoetryA book of poems engaging religious and spiritual questions; was a National Book Award finalist and won the William Carlos Williams Award.
religionspiritualityintrospection
Spill
2018年 PoetryRecent collection reflecting linguistic sensibility and contemporary concerns.
contemporary lifelanguage
全著作
- The Common Wages
- Silver and Information
- Mercy Seat
- The Other Lover
- Songs for Two Voices
- Devotions
- Spill
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical and linguistically inventivedense, image-driven diction
- 頻出モチーフ
- urban landscapesreligious imagerylove and loss
評価・遺産
Regarded as an important contemporary American poet; recipient of grants and fellowships and a finalist for major awards, with a long career in university teaching.
豆知識
- Born in Philadelphia in 1946.
- Has taught at University of Alabama, Phillips Academy (Andover), and Syracuse University.
- 'Devotions' was a National Book Award finalist and won the William Carlos Williams Award in 2012.