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Charles Harper Webb

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Charles Harper Webb

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性別
男性
生誕
1938-01-01 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.）
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Houston (grew up) → Long Beach, California (resides)

経歴

職業
poet, professor, psychotherapist, former singer, former guitarist
活動期間
1978年〜
所属
California State University, Long Beach (faculty)

学歴

Rice University
Undergraduate (English) / English
学位: B.A.
国: United States
B.A. in English
University of Washington
Graduate (English) / English
学位: M.A.
国: United States
M.A. in English
University of Southern California
Professional Writing (MFA) / Creative/Professional Writing
学位: M.F.A.
国: United States
MFA in Professional Writing
University of Southern California
Counseling Psychology (Ph.D.) / Counseling Psychology
学位: Ph.D.
国: United States
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology

受賞歴

Guggenheim Fellowship
2001
主催: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果: 受賞
Felix Pollack Prize
1999
対象作品: Liver
主催: University of Wisconsin Press (award)
結果: 受賞
Whiting Award
1998
主催: Whiting Foundation
結果: 受賞
Kate Tufts Discovery Award
1998
対象作品: Reading the Water
主催: Kate Tufts Foundation / Award committee
結果: 受賞
Morse Poetry Prize
1997
対象作品: Reading the Water
主催: Morse Poetry Prize committee
結果: 受賞
Academy of American Poets Prize
主催: Academy of American Poets
結果: 受賞
The Best American Poetry (selection)
2006
主催: The Best American Poetry editors
結果: 収録
Pushcart Prize
主催: Pushcart Press
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Brain Camp

2015年 Poetry

A recent collection of poems that uses humor and keen observation to explore everyday life and personal experience.

everyday lifehumorpersonal memory

What Things Are Made Of

2013年 Poetry

A collection questioning the nature and composition of things, notable for wordplay and observation.

materialitylanguageobservation

Shadow Ball

2009年 Poetry

A university-press poetry collection weaving personal history with cultural observations.

memorycultural observationidentity

Amplified Dog

2006年 Poetry

A mid-career collection mixing humor with occasionally darker tones.

humoreveryday strangeness

Hot Popsicles

2005年 Poetry

A collection characterized by a lively voice and satirical elements.

satirenarrative voice

Tulip farms and leper colonies: poems

2001年 Poetry

A collection juxtaposing contrasting images to probe society and alienation.

alienationcontrasting imagery

Liver

1999年 Poetry

A prize-winning collection dealing with the body, illness, and anxieties of living.

the bodyillnessanxiety

Reading the Water

1997年 Poetry

A collection themed around nature, memory, and personal experience (award-winning).

naturememory

A Webb for All Seasons

1992年 Poetry

A collection gathering early to mid-career poems.

retrospectiveseasons

Poetry That Heals

1991年 Poetry

A collection centered on healing and recovery.

healingrecovery

Everyday Outrages

1989年 Poetry

Works themed on everyday outrage and absurdity.

angereveryday absurdity

Zinjanthropus Disease

1978年 Poetry

An early collection marked by experimental imagery and voice.

experimentalismimagery

全著作

  • Brain Camp (2015)
  • What Things Are Made Of (2013)
  • Shadow Ball (2009)
  • Amplified Dog (2006)
  • Hot Popsicles (2005)
  • Tulip farms and leper colonies: poems (2001)
  • Liver (1999)
  • Reading the Water (1997)
  • A Webb for All Seasons (1992)
  • Poetry That Heals (1991)
  • Everyday Outrages (1989)
  • Zinjanthropus Disease (1978)

作風・主題

文体
colloquial, humorous poetic voicesatirical and observational descriptions
頻出モチーフ
details of everyday lifememory and the pastthe body and illnesswordplay

評価・遺産

Charles Harper Webb is regarded as a contemporary American poet known for combining humor with keen observation; his long academic career and multiple literary honors have established his reputation.

豆知識

  • Formerly worked as a singer and guitarist.
  • Has served as a professor at California State University, Long Beach.
  • Received multiple recognitions including a Guggenheim Fellowship; known for several acclaimed poetry collections.