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David Rivard

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David Rivard

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性別
男性
生誕
Fall River, Massachusetts, US
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Durham, New Hampshire, US

経歴

職業
Poet, Professor of Creative Writing
活動期間
1987年〜
所属
University of New Hampshire (Professor)
影響を受けた人物
Jon Anderson, Tess Gallagher, Steve Orlen

学歴

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
English
学位: B.A.
国: United States
University of Arizona
Creative Writing (M.F.A.)
学位: M.F.A.
国: United States
Studied with Jon Anderson, Tess Gallagher and Steve Orlen

受賞歴

Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
1987
対象作品: Torque
主催: Pitt Poetry Series
結果: 受賞
James Laughlin Award
1996
対象作品: Wise Poison
主催: Academy of American Poets
結果: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2001
主催: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果: 受賞
PEN New England Award (Poetry)
2017
対象作品: Standoff
主催: PEN New England
結果: 受賞
Celia B. Wagner Award
主催: Poetry Society of America
結果: 受賞
Pushcart Prize
主催: Pushcart Press
結果: 受賞
O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize
主催: O. B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize
結果: 受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
主催: National Endowment for the Arts
結果: 受給(複数回)
Massachusetts Arts Foundation Fellowship
主催: Massachusetts Arts Foundation
結果: 受賞
Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship
主催: Fine Arts Work Center (Provincetown)
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Torque

1987年 Poetry

Early collection focusing on working-class life, family history, and personal memory.

working-class lifefamilymemory

Wise Poison

1996年 Poetry

A notable mid-career collection that won the James Laughlin Award in 1996.

personal darknessurban and suburban lifehuman relationships

Bewitched Playground

2000年 Poetry

Published in 2000; poems mixing everyday unease with humor.

everyday uneasehumormemory

Sugartown

2006年 Poetry

Poems that explore local roots and the intersection of regional identity and personal history.

rootsregional identitymemory

Otherwise Elsewhere

2010年 Poetry

A mature collection emphasizing the sound of language and vivid imagery.

sonic languagelandscape imageryintrospection

Standoff

2016年 Poetry

A recent major collection that received the 2017 PEN New England Award for Poetry.

conflict and reconciliationmemorypersonal history

Some of You Will Know

2022年 Poetry

Most recent (2022); continues earlier themes while offering new perspectives.

memorypersonal narrativeregionalism

全著作

  • Torque
  • Wise Poison
  • Bewitched Playground
  • Sugartown
  • Otherwise Elsewhere
  • Standoff
  • Some of You Will Know

作風・主題

文体
Contemporary poetry blending concrete imagery with lyricismSharp observation and attention to everyday detail
頻出モチーフ
familyworking-class lifememory and nostalgia

評価・遺産

David Rivard is a significant contemporary American poet praised for rendering universal themes through regional and personal memory. He has also influenced younger writers as an educator.

関連学会

  • Poetry Society of America

豆知識

  • Born in Fall River; his father was a firefighter and his great-grandfather was reportedly the first Portuguese policeman in Fall River.
  • He is the oldest of four children.
  • Holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and an M.F.A. from the University of Arizona (years not specified).
  • Studied with Jon Anderson, Tess Gallagher, and Steve Orlen.