John Glassco Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1997) Winner
Don Coles
ドン・コールズ
Don Coles
Aliases:
Donald L. Coles
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-04-12 （Woodstock, Ontario）
- Died
- 2017-11-29 age 90
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Woodstock, Ontario → Toronto (York University) → Europe (London, Stockholm, Florence, etc.)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, university professor
- Active Years
- 1966-2017
- Affiliations
- York University, Banff Centre
- Influenced By
- Thomas Hardy, Philip Larkin, Donald Hall, John Berryman, Margaret Atwood
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | Modern History / English Literature | B.A., M.A. | 1940年代後半-1952 | Canada |
| University of Cambridge | — | Canadian Literature | M.A. | — | United Kingdom |
University of Toronto
Modern History / English Literature
Degree:
B.A., M.A.
Period:
1940年代後半-1952
Year of Graduation:
1952
Country:
Canada
B.A. in Modern History (1949), M.A. in English Literature (1952)
University of Cambridge
Canadian Literature
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United Kingdom
second M.A.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Governor General's Award | Forests of the Medieval World | English poetry | Governor General's Award | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Trillium Book Award | Kurgan | — | — | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award
1993
Work:
Forests of the Medieval World
Category:
English poetry
Organization:
Governor General's Award
Result:
受賞
Trillium Book Award
2000
Work:
Kurgan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Forests of the Medieval World
1993 poetry collectionKurgan
2000 poetry collectionDoctor Bloom's Story
2004 novelBibliography
- Sometimes All Over (1975)
- Anniversaries (1979)
- The Prinzhorn Collection (1982)
- Landslides: selected poems, 1975-1985 (1986)
- K. in Love (1987)
- Little Bird (1991)
- Forests of the Medieval World (1993)
- Someone Has Stayed in Stockholm (1994)
- For the Living and the Dead (1996)
- Kurgan (2000)
- Doctor Bloom's Story (2004)
- How We All Swiftly (2005)
- A Dropped Glove in Regent Street (2007)
- The Essential Don Coles (2009)
- Where We Might Have Been (2010)
- A Serious Call (2015)
Translations by Author
- For the Living and the Dead (translation from Swedish)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear and intellectual poetic style
Legacy
Renowned Canadian poet who won the Governor General's Award. Taught at York University and directed the creative writing program.
Archives
- Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections, York University