Willis Barnstone Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2004) Winner
Christopher Bakken
クリストファー・バッケン
Kuristosufā Bakken
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-01-01 （Madison, Wisconsin）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- United States
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, chef, travel writer, professor
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Affiliations
- Allegheny College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | Literature and Creative Writing | M.F.A. | — | United States |
| University of Houston | — | Literature and Creative Writing | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Columbia University
Literature and Creative Writing
Degree:
M.F.A.
Country:
United States
University of Houston
Literature and Creative Writing
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | T. S. Eliot Prize (Truman State University) | After Greece | — | Truman State University | winner |
| 2005 | Willis Barnstone Translation Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2006 | Helen C. Smith Memorial Prize | — | — | Texas Institute of Letters | winner |
| 2008 | Fulbright Scholar | — | American Studies at University of Bucharest | Fulbright Program | recipient |
T. S. Eliot Prize (Truman State University)
2001
Work:
After Greece
Organization:
Truman State University
Result:
winner
Willis Barnstone Translation Prize
2005
Result:
winner
Helen C. Smith Memorial Prize
2006
Organization:
Texas Institute of Letters
Result:
winner
Fulbright Scholar
2008
Category:
American Studies at University of Bucharest
Organization:
Fulbright Program
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
After Greece
2001 PoetryGoat Funeral
2006 PoetryHoney, Olives, Octopus: Adventures at the Greek Table
2013 Travel/Food WritingEternity & Oranges
2016 PoetryBibliography
- After Greece (2001), Goat Funeral (2006), Honey, Olives, Octopus (2013), Eternity & Oranges (2016), The Lions’ Gate: Selected Poems of Titos Patrikios (trans. 2006)
Translations by Author
- The Lions’ Gate: Selected Poems of Titos Patrikios (2006)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Hellenic-inflected imagination
- Recurring Motifs
- Greek landscapes and cuisine
Legacy
American poet known for works inspired by Greece.
Trivia
- His burger recipe won a Food & Wine contest.