National Poetry Series
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2004) Winner
David Joel Friedman
デイヴィッド・ジョエル・フリードマン
David Joel Friedman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938 （Washington, D.C.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington, D.C. → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Influenced By
- Maxine Chernoff, Charles Simic, James Tate
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Cornell University
Country:
United States
Columbia University
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | National Poetry Series | The Welcome | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞 |
National Poetry Series
2004
Work:
The Welcome
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Welcome
2006 PoetryA collection of prose poems continuing a tradition of witty, intelligent prose poetry. The book deals with urban life, memory, and small everyday epiphanies.
urban lifememoryeveryday detailshumor
Bibliography
- "Welcome" (poem)
- The Welcome: poems
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Prose-poetry styleConcise, witty and intelligent voiceAccessible yet crafted
- Recurring Motifs
- urban scenesfragments of memoryeveryday surprises
Legacy
Recognized as a poet continuing the tradition of prose poetry with wit and intelligence. His National Poetry Series-winning book The Welcome (2004) is regarded as a representative work.
Quotes
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Fact is, though, writers like Friedman show that some people are actually willing to plant something in the ground that has been broken by prose poets like Maxine Chernoff, Charles Simic and James Tate. Not to say that The Welcome is derivative – rather that it is aware of what has gone before it, that it is the continuation of a noble tradition of smart, witty, accessible yet intelligent prose poetry.
Source: Stride Magazine (Luke Kennard, 2006) (2006)
Trivia
- Born in 1938 in Washington, D.C.
- Won the 2004 National Poetry Series for The Welcome.
- Studied at Cornell University and Columbia University.
- Lives in New York City.