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Bruce Weigl
ブルース・ワイグル
Bruce Weigl
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1949-01-27 （Lorain, Ohio, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Lorain, Ohio, U.S. → Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. → Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. → Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. → State College / University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Educator, Translator
- 活動期間
- 1976年〜
- 所属
- Lorain County Community College (instructor; later distinguished professor), University of Arkansas at Little Rock (assistant professor of English), Old Dominion University (assistant professor of English), Pennsylvania State University (associate professor; later professor), Association of Writers & Writing Programs (served as president)
- 所属団体
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs (member; served as president)
- ノミネート
- Pulitzer Prize nomination: Song of Napalm (1988)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin College | — | English | BA | 1970年代（復員後） | United States |
| University of New Hampshire | — | Writing / American and British Literature | MA | 1970年代 | United States |
| University of Utah | — | English / Creative Writing | PhD | 1970年代（修了 1979） | United States |
Oberlin College
English
学位:
BA
期間:
1970年代（復員後）
国:
United States
Bachelor's degree obtained after military service
University of New Hampshire
Writing / American and British Literature
学位:
MA
期間:
1970年代
国:
United States
Completed MA in Writing/American and British Literature
University of Utah
English / Creative Writing
学位:
PhD
期間:
1970年代（修了 1979）
卒業年:
1979
国:
United States
Received PhD in 1979
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bronze Star | — | — | United States Army | 受章 |
| 1979 | American Academy of Poets prize | — | — | American Academy of Poets | 受賞 |
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞（2回） |
| 1981 | Bread Loaf Fellowship in Poetry | — | — | Bread Loaf Writers' Conference | フェローシップ |
| 1988 | National Endowment for the Arts grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 助成 |
| 2006 | Lannan Literary Award for Poetry | — | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Robert Creeley Award | — | — | Robert Creeley Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Pulitzer Prize in Poetry (finalist) | The Abundance of Nothing | — | Pulitzer Prize Board | ファイナリスト |
Bronze Star
1968
主催:
United States Army
結果:
受章
American Academy of Poets prize
1979
主催:
American Academy of Poets
結果:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
主催:
Pushcart Press
結果:
受賞（2回）
Bread Loaf Fellowship in Poetry
1981
主催:
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
結果:
フェローシップ
National Endowment for the Arts grant
1988
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
助成
Lannan Literary Award for Poetry
2006
主催:
Lannan Foundation
結果:
受賞
Robert Creeley Award
2011
主催:
Robert Creeley Foundation
結果:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize in Poetry (finalist)
2013
対象作品:
The Abundance of Nothing
主催:
Pulitzer Prize Board
結果:
ファイナリスト
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
A Romance
1979年 PoetryEarly collection of poems addressing war experience and Midwestern landscapes.
WarMemoryMidwestern landscape
The Monkey Wars
1984年 PoetryA collection juxtaposing Midwestern settings with battlefield memories; notable for narrative voice.
MemoryViolencePersonal and historical trauma
Song of Napalm
1988年 PoetryA highly regarded collection directly engaging with Vietnam War experiences.
Vietnam WarSuffering of warRedemption
Archeology of the Circle: New and Selected Poems
1999年 PoetryA collection combining new poems with selected earlier work, bridging past motifs with present perspective.
MemoryTimeHealing
The Circle of Hanh: A Memoir
2000年 MemoirMemoir recounting Vietnam War experiences, personal life, and his relationship with his adopted daughter Hạnh.
ReminiscenceParent-child relationshipInheritance of trauma
The Abundance of Nothing
2012年 PoetryA book of poems exploring the aftermath of war and memory; finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
LossMemoryAftermath of war
Among Elms, in Ambush
2021年 PoetryA recent collection revisiting war and personal history from a mature perspective.
Perspective of agingMemoryReconciliation
全著作
- Executioner (1976)
- Like a Sack Full of Old Quarrels (1976)
- A Romance (1979)
- The Monkey Wars (1984)
- Song of Napalm (1988)
- What Saves Us (1992)
- Sweet Lorain (1996)
- Archeology of the Circle: New and Selected Poems (1999)
- After the Others (1999)
- The unraveling strangeness: poems (2002)
- Declension in the village of Chung Luong (2006)
- The Abundance of Nothing (2012)
- Among Elms, in Ambush (2021)
- The Circle of Hanh: A Memoir (2000)
- Poems from Captured Documents (translation, 1994)
翻案
- Appearance in the documentary 'Poetry of Witness' (2014)
作家による翻訳
- Poems from Captured Documents (co-translated with Thanh T. Nguyen, 1994)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Narrative-driven voiceDirect, candid imageryIntersection of personal experience and history
- 頻出モチーフ
- Vietnam WarMemory and traumaIndustrial Midwest
評価・遺産
Bruce Weigl is recognized for poetry grounded in his Vietnam War experiences, regarded as an important voice in contemporary American poetry for depicting memory and personal trauma. His depictions of the Midwestern landscape are also highly regarded.
関連学会
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs
資料所蔵先
- Lorain Public Library System (holds related materials)
大衆文化への影響
- Appearance in the documentary 'Poetry of Witness'
引用
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The war took away my life and gave me poetry in return... the fate the world has given me is to struggle to write powerfully enough to draw others into the horror.
出典: The Circle of Hanh: A Memoir (2000年)
豆知識
- Adopted a Vietnamese daughter, Hạnh Nguyễn Weigl, from an orphanage in 1996.
- Enlisted in the U.S. Army shortly after his 18th birthday and served in Vietnam from December 1967 to December 1968.
- Awarded the Bronze Star for his military service.