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Carol Snow

キャロル・スノー

Kyaroru Sunō

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
San Francisco

Career

Occupations
Poet
Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley (Poet-in-Residence, 2002)

Awards

National Poetry Series
1989
Work: Artist and Model
Organization: National Poetry Series
Result: 受賞
Poetry Center Book Award
Organization: Poetry Center
Result: 受賞
Joseph Henry Jackson Award in Literature
Organization: Joseph Henry Jackson Award
Result: 受賞
Poetry Fund grant
Organization: Poetry Fund
Result: 助成
Pushcart Prize
Organization: Pushcart Press
Result: 受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Result: フェローシップ

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Respecting

Poem

A short poem published in an online poetry review, representative of her fragmentary approach to everyday moments.

Everyday lifeFragments

Artist and Model

1991 Poetry collection

A poetry collection selected by Robert Hass for the National Poetry Series. Poems combine visual imagery with observations of daily life.

Visual imageryEveryday lifeRelationships

Breath as: short poems

1994 Poetry collection (short poems)

A collection of short poems characterized by concise, concentrated expression.

Condensed languageBreath/pauses

For

2000 Poetry collection

A poetry collection published by University of California Press featuring experimental narration and fragmentary images.

Language experimentsFragmentary images

The seventy prepositions: poems

2004 Poetry collection

A collection exploring prepositions and the workings of language, including formal experimental elements.

LanguagePrepositionsFormal experimentation

Placed: Karesansui Poems

2008 Poetry collection

A collection inspired by karesansui (Japanese rock gardens), focusing on spatiality and stillness.

NatureSpaceStillness

Bibliography

  • Artist and Model (1991)
  • Breath as: short poems (1994)
  • For (2000)
  • The seventy prepositions: poems (2004)
  • Placed: Karesansui Poems (2008)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Concise, condensed poetic languageFrequent use of fragmentary and visual imageryFormal experimentation
Recurring Motifs
Fragments of everyday lifeNature and spaceFood as metaphor

Legacy

A respected contemporary American poet, winner of the National Poetry Series and other honors; has influenced readers and students through publications and residencies.

Trivia

  • Served as Poet-in-Residence at the University of California, Berkeley in 2002.
  • Won the National Poetry Series in 1989 for Artist and Model.
  • Contributed to anthologies (e.g., "Le Dejeuner" in Appetite: food as metaphor).