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
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | National Poetry Series | Artist and Model | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| — | Poetry Center Book Award | — | — | Poetry Center | 受賞 |
| — | Joseph Henry Jackson Award in Literature | — | — | Joseph Henry Jackson Award | 受賞 |
| — | Poetry Fund grant | — | — | Poetry Fund | 助成 |
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | フェローシップ |
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Respecting
PoemA short poem published in an online poetry review, representative of her fragmentary approach to everyday moments.
Artist and Model
1991 Poetry collectionA poetry collection selected by Robert Hass for the National Poetry Series. Poems combine visual imagery with observations of daily life.
Breath as: short poems
1994 Poetry collection (short poems)A collection of short poems characterized by concise, concentrated expression.
For
2000 Poetry collectionA poetry collection published by University of California Press featuring experimental narration and fragmentary images.
The seventy prepositions: poems
2004 Poetry collectionA collection exploring prepositions and the workings of language, including formal experimental elements.
Placed: Karesansui Poems
2008 Poetry collectionA collection inspired by karesansui (Japanese rock gardens), focusing on spatiality and stillness.
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).