National Poetry Series
1 appearances
Cole Swensen
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Cole Swensen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-01-01 （Kentfield, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Kentfield, California → Paris, France → Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, editor, copywriter, professor
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Affiliations
- Brown University, Literary Arts Program (faculty), University of Denver, Creative Writing Program (former director), Academy of American Poets (member)
- Memberships
- Academy of American Poets (member)
- Influenced By
- Lyn Hejinian, Carla Harryman, Barrett Watten, Charles Bernstein, Susan Howe, Claude Royet-Journoud
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State University | — | — | BA, MA | — | United States |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | — | Comparative Literature | Ph.D. | — | United States |
San Francisco State University
Degree:
BA, MA
Country:
United States
Received BA and MA
University of California, Santa Cruz
Comparative Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Ph.D. in Comparative Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2004 | PEN USA Literary Award for Translation | Island of the Dead (translation of Jean Frémon) | — | PEN USA | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Iowa Poetry Prize | Try | — | University of Iowa Press | 受賞 |
| 1987 | National Poetry Series | New Math | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
| 2000 | San Francisco State Poetry Center Book Award | Try | — | San Francisco State Poetry Center | 受賞 |
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞（複数回） |
| 2004 | National Book Award | Goest | — | National Book Foundation | ファイナリスト |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Poetry) | Gravesend | — | Los Angeles Times | ファイナリスト |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2006
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN USA Literary Award for Translation
2004
Work:
Island of the Dead (translation of Jean Frémon)
Organization:
PEN USA
Result:
受賞
Iowa Poetry Prize
1998
Work:
Try
Organization:
University of Iowa Press
Result:
受賞
National Poetry Series
1987
Work:
New Math
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
San Francisco State Poetry Center Book Award
2000
Work:
Try
Organization:
San Francisco State Poetry Center
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞（複数回）
National Book Award
2004
Work:
Goest
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
ファイナリスト
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Poetry)
2012
Work:
Gravesend
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
ファイナリスト
Awards & Nominations
National Translation Award
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Goest
2004 PoetryA collection blending lyricism and experimental language work; one of her major books from 2004 and a National Book Award finalist.
language poetrymemorylandscape
Gravesend
2012 PoetryA collection exploring layered images and text; finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Poetry (2012).
memoryurban landscapesmortality
Try
1999 PoetryWinner of the 1998 Iowa Poetry Prize; showcases formal experiments intersecting with lyricism.
formal experimentationlyricism
Noon
1997 PoetryWinner of the New American Writing Award from Sun & Moon; later republished by Green Integer.
language experimentvisual poetics
New Math
1988 PoetrySelected by the National Poetry Series in 1987; one of her early notable works.
experimental poetrystructure
Bibliography
- And And And (2023)
- Art in Time (2021)
- On Walking On (2017)
- Landscapes on a Train (2015)
- Gravesend (2012)
- Noise That Stays Noise (2011)
- Ours: poems on the gardens of Andre Le Notre (2008)
- The Glass Age (2007)
- The Book of a Hundred Hands (2005)
- Goest (2004)
- Such Rich Hour (2001)
- Oh (2000)
- And Hand (chapbook, 2000)
- Try (1999)
- Noon (1997)
- Numen (1995)
- Park (1991)
- New Math (1988)
- It's Alive She Says (1984)
- It's Like You Never Left (1983)
Translations by Author
- Island of the Dead (Jean Frémon, translation)
- Future, Former, Fugitive (Olivier Cadiot, translation)
- Oxo (Pierre Alferi, translation)
Translations of Works
- Numen (French translation, Fondation Royaumont, 1994)
- NEF (French translation of Noon by Rémi Bouthonnier)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- postmodernlanguage-poetry influenced language experimentationhybrid of lyricism and experimental forms
- Recurring Motifs
- language fragmentslandscape and geographymemory and timeintersection of visual and textual elements
Legacy
An important voice in contemporary American poetry who has contributed to US–France poetic exchange through both her own work and translations. Significant influence as an educator at institutions like Brown University and founder of the small press La Presse to promote French poetry in English.
Academic Societies
- Academy of American Poets
Trivia
- She divides her time between Paris and Providence, RI.
- Founder of the small press La Presse to publish contemporary French poetry in English.
- Served as director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Denver.