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第5回（1998年） Winner
Frank Bidart
フランク・ビダート
Furanku Bidāto
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1939-05-27 （Bakersfield, California, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Bakersfield, California, U.S. → Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Professor
- 活動期間
- 1965年〜
- 所属
- Wellesley College, Brandeis University
- 所属団体
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow)
- 影響を受けた人物
- T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop
- 影響を与えた人物
- James Franco (collaborator)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Riverside | — | — | BA | 1957–1961 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | English / Poetry | MA | 1961–1963 | United States |
University of California, Riverside
学位:
BA
期間:
1957–1961
卒業年:
1961
国:
United States
Introduced to writers such as T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound; began to pursue poetry.
Harvard University
English / Poetry
学位:
MA
期間:
1961–1963
卒業年:
1963
国:
United States
Studied with and befriended Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bollingen Prize in Poetry | — | — | Yale University (Bollingen Prize) | Won |
| 2017 | National Book Award (Poetry) | Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 | Poetry | National Book Foundation | Won |
| 2018 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 | Poetry | Pulitzer Prize (Columbia University) | Won |
| 2013 | National Book Critics Circle Award (Poetry) | Metaphysical Dog | Poetry | National Book Critics Circle | Won |
| 2017 | Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition | — | — | Griffin Poetry Prize | Won |
| 2014 | PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry | — | — | PEN America | Won |
| 2000 | Wallace Stevens Award | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | Won |
| 1991 | Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Foundation Writers' Award | — | — | Wallace Foundation | Won |
| 1997 | Shelley Memorial Award | — | — | Unknown organization | Won |
Bollingen Prize in Poetry
2007
主催:
Yale University (Bollingen Prize)
結果:
Won
National Book Award (Poetry)
2017
対象作品:
Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016
部門:
Poetry
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
Won
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
2018
対象作品:
Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016
部門:
Poetry
主催:
Pulitzer Prize (Columbia University)
結果:
Won
National Book Critics Circle Award (Poetry)
2013
対象作品:
Metaphysical Dog
部門:
Poetry
主催:
National Book Critics Circle
結果:
Won
Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition
2017
主催:
Griffin Poetry Prize
結果:
Won
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry
2014
主催:
PEN America
結果:
Won
Wallace Stevens Award
2000
主催:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
結果:
Won
Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Foundation Writers' Award
1991
主催:
Wallace Foundation
結果:
Won
Shelley Memorial Award
1997
主催:
Unknown organization
結果:
Won
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作品
代表作
Golden State
1973年 PoetryAn early collection containing poems that explore regional identity and personal voice, often evoking California landscapes and memories.
regional identitymemoryself
Desire
1997年 PoetryA mid-career collection dealing with desire, family, and personal history, marked by confessional elements.
desirefamilyconfession
Star Dust
2005年 PoetryA collection including individual poems and pieces from chapbooks; notable for formal experiments and varied voices.
varied voicesformal experimentation
Metaphysical Dog
2013年 PoetryA collection that illuminates personal history and cultural issues from philosophical and metaphysical perspectives; a National Book Award finalist.
metaphysicspersonal historycultural critique
Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016
2017年 Collected Poems / PoetryA collected volume spanning 1965–2016, gathering representative works across his career; winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
career-spanningself-explorationevolving voice
Against Silence
2021年 PoetryA recent collection addressing voices against silence and the articulation of memory.
resistance to silencememory
全著作
- Golden State (1973)
- The Book of the Body (1977)
- The Sacrifice (1983)
- In the Western Night: Collected Poems 1965–90 (1990)
- Desire (1997)
- Music Like Dirt (2002)
- Star Dust (2005)
- Watching the Spring Festival (2008)
- Metaphysical Dog (2013)
- Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 (2017)
- Against Silence (2021)
- Collected Poems of Robert Lowell (editor, with David Gewanter) (2003)
翻案
- Short film 'Herbert White' (based on the poem; director: James Franco, 2010)
作風・主題
- 文体
- confessional poetrydramatic monologueformal experimentation (long poems, lineation)shifting, sharp voices
- 頻出モチーフ
- familydesireidentitypsychopathology (e.g., depictions of psychopathy)eating disordersdeath and metaphysical questions
評価・遺産
One of America's leading contemporary poets, known for confessional and dramatic voices and formal experimentation. Recipient of major awards (National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize, Bollingen Prize, etc.) and influential in the poetry world.
関連学会
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
資料所蔵先
- Wellesley College Archives (holds related materials)
大衆文化への影響
- Collaboration with James Franco (including short film adaptations)
豆知識
- He is openly gay.
- Co-edited Robert Lowell's 'Collected Poems' with David Gewanter.
- Longtime English professor at Wellesley College.
- The poem 'Herbert White' was adapted into a short film by James Franco.