Poets' Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2017) Winner
Ernest Hilbert
アーネスト・ヒルバート
Ānesuto Hirubāto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → South Jersey → Oxford, UK → Manhattan, New York → Philadelphia
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Critic, Editor, Opera Librettist, Antiquarian Bookseller, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Affiliations
- Bauman Rare Books, Random House Bold Type, Contemporary Poetry Review
- Nominations
- Colorado Prize for Poetry Finalist (as Removal of the Body), Barrow Street Press Book Contest Finalist, Yale Younger Poets Prize Finalist, Walt Whitman Award Finalist, Dorset Prize Honorable Mention
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University | — | English Literature | Bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) | — | United States |
| St Catherine's College, Oxford | — | English Literature | Master's Degree | — | United Kingdom |
| St Catherine's College, Oxford | — | English Literature | Doctorate | — | United Kingdom |
Rutgers University
English Literature
Degree:
Bachelor's degree (summa cum laude)
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Graduated summa cum laude
St Catherine's College, Oxford
English Literature
Degree:
Master's Degree
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United Kingdom
St Catherine's College, Oxford
English Literature
Degree:
Doctorate
Year of Graduation:
2000
Country:
United Kingdom
Doctoral dissertation: 'Dark Earth, Dark Heavens: British Apocalyptic Writing in the First World War and its Aftermath'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Poets' Prize | Caligulan | — | Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW) | winner |
Poets' Prize
2017
Work:
Caligulan
Organization:
Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sixty Sonnets
2009 PoetryCollection of sixty sonnets.
SonnetsContemporary life
All of You on the Good Earth
2013 PoetryPoetry collection exploring humanity on earth.
HumanityNature
Caligulan
2015 PoetryPoetry collection moved by beauty and sublimity of nature; winner of 2017 Poets' Prize.
NatureParadox
Last One Out
2019 PoetryPoetry collection showing formal freedom mid-career.
Formal verse
Storm Swimmer
2023 PoetryLatest poetry collection.
Bibliography
- Storm Swimmer (UNT Press, 2023)
- Last One Out (Measure Press, 2019)
- Caligulan (Measure Press, 2015)
- All of You on the Good Earth (Red Hen Press, 2013)
- Against the Art of War (Temporary Culture, 2013)
- Sixty Sonnets (Red Hen Press, 2009)
- Aim Your Arrows at the Sun (LATR Editions, 2009)
Translations of Works
- Danish translation: 'Outsider Art' → 'Outsiderens kunst'
- Norwegian translation: 'Love Songs' → 'Kjærlighetssanger'
- Czech translations: 'City-Scape Gentlemen’s Club, Queens,' etc.
- Spanish translation: 'Nights of 1998' → 'Noches de 1998'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Hilbertian sonnet (rhyme scheme: ABCABC DEFDEF GG)Loosely metered or unmetered sonnetsEmphasis on imagery and voice over argument
Legacy
Contemporary American poet who developed the 'Hilbertian' sonnet form. Published several poetry collections, wrote opera libretti, edited magazines, and contributed to major publications like Yale Review and Poetry Foundation.
Trivia
- Wikipedia article flagged as potentially autobiographical.
- Founded Oxford Quarterly magazine while at Oxford.
- Launched dark web poetry magazine Cocytus in 2017.