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第3回（1989年 第3回開催） Winner
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第54回（1989年 第4回開催） Winner
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第101回（1989年 第5回開催） Winner
Cid Corman
シド・コーマン
Cid Corman
ペンネーム:
Sidney Corman（Birth name; early publications sometimes used Sidney.）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1924-06-29 （Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States）
- 死没
- 2004-03-12 （Kyoto, Japan） 79歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Roxbury / Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA → France (Paris / Sorbonne) → Italy (Matera) → Japan (Kyoto) → Temporary return to United States (Boston, 1980–1982)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, translator, editor, publisher
- 活動期間
- 1944年〜2004年
- 所属
- Origin Press (founder / editor)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Walt Whitman (influence in approach/name change), Paul Celan (translated; influential), William Carlos Williams
- 影響を与えた人物
- David Antin (influenced development of talk-poems), Numerous contemporary poets (supported/featured through Origin)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Latin School | — | — | — | 〜1941 | United States |
| Tufts University | — | — | 学士（Bachelor of Arts） | 1941–1945 | United States |
| University of Michigan (graduate study) | — | — | 修士課程（事実上未修了） | 1945頃 | United States |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (brief study) | — | — | — | 短期 | United States |
Boston Latin School
期間:
〜1941
卒業年:
1941
国:
United States
Tufts University
学位:
学士（Bachelor of Arts）
期間:
1941–1945
卒業年:
1945
国:
United States
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
University of Michigan (graduate study)
学位:
修士課程（事実上未修了）
期間:
1945頃
国:
United States
Won the Hopwood poetry award but left two credits short of completing the degree.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (brief study)
期間:
短期
国:
United States
Brief period of attendance.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hopwood Award (Poetry) | — | — | University of Michigan | 受賞 |
| 1954 | Fulbright Fellowship | — | — | Fulbright Program | 奨学金受給 |
Hopwood Award (Poetry)
主催:
University of Michigan
結果:
受賞
Fulbright Fellowship
1954
主催:
Fulbright Program
結果:
奨学金受給
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Subluna
1944年 poetryCorman's first privately printed book, an early collection of poems.
early poetrypersonal expression
Sun Rock Man
1962年 poetry / long poemOne of his major works drawing on experiences in Italy; a long-form poem incorporating landscape and improvisatory speech.
Italian landscapetravelimprovisation
OF (poetry volumes)
1990年 poetryA large series of poetry volumes published beginning in 1990; volumes 1–2 contain about 1,500 poems, with further volumes completing the series.
fragments of daily lifelinguistic experiments
全著作
- Subluna (1944)
- Sun Rock Man (1962)
- OF volumes 1–2 (1990)
- OF volume 3 (1998)
- Numerous other poetry books and pamphlets (over 100)
作家による翻訳
- Bashō (co-translation with Susumu Kamaike)
- Paul Celan (early English translations)
- Francis Ponge (translation of Things)
作風・主題
- 文体
- concise and colloquialperformance- and improvisation-oriented styleexperimental, fragmentary structure
- 頻出モチーフ
- fragments of everyday lifenature and landscapetravel and foreign places
健康
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cardiac condition2004年1月〜2004年3月Hospitalized from January 2004 and died in March 2004. The condition limited his final period of creative activity.
評価・遺産
Cid Corman was a key figure in postwar American poetry, supporting and introducing many poets through the magazine Origin and Origin Press. He is recognized for his prolific output as a poet and translator and for his emphasis on improvisatory reading and colloquial expression.
資料所蔵先
- Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin (manuscript collection)
- Special Collections, Kent State University (papers 1942–1976)
- Special Collections, Washington University in St. Louis (papers 1962–1964)
- University of Connecticut Archives and Special Collections (Cid Corman Papers)
大衆文化への影響
- CC's Coffee Shop in Kyoto, run by the Cormans, became known locally as a place offering poetry and Western-style patisserie.
引用
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I initiated my weekly broadcasts, known as This Is Poetry. The program has been usually a fifteen-minute reading of modern verse on Saturday evenings at seven thirty; however, I have taken some liberties and have read from Moby Dick and from stories by Dylan Thomas, Robert Creeley, and Joyce.
出典: Article for Poetry magazine (1952) (1952年) -
He expected everyone to match his commitment to poetry as a way of life.
出典: Michael Carlson (obituary / recollection in The Guardian) (2004年)
豆知識
- Founded the magazine Origin, typically featuring one writer per issue.
- Hosted a radio program 'This Is Poetry' in Massachusetts, considered among the earliest poetry radio programs in the US.
- Did not speak, read, or write Japanese, yet worked on translations of Japanese poetry such as Bashō.
- Ran CC's Coffee Shop in Kyoto, combining poetry with coffee and western-style pastries.