James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1979) Winner
Frederick Seidel
フレデリック・シードル
Frederick Seidel
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-02-19 （St. Louis, Missouri, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism (of Jewish descent)
- Residence History
- West Gloucester, Massachusetts (after marriage) → Paris, France (while serving as Paris editor of The Paris Review) → Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1959-
- Affiliations
- The Paris Review (Paris editor), Farrar, Straus and Giroux (publisher), American Museum of Natural History (commissioned work)
- Influenced By
- Robert Lowell, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, Archibald MacLeish
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Country Day School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Harvard University | Undergraduate (A.B.) | — | A.B. | 在学〜1957年 | United States |
St. Louis Country Day School
Country:
United States
Harvard University
Undergraduate (A.B.)
Degree:
A.B.
Period:
在学〜1957年
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
United States
Took a leave to travel in Europe during studies; spent time in Paris, Oxford, Cambridge
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 92nd Street Y Poetry Prize (withdrawn) | Final Solutions | — | 92nd Street Y | withdrawn |
| 1980 | Lamont Poetry Selection | Sunrise | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (finalist) | Going Fast | — | Pulitzer Prize Board | ノミネート（ファイナリスト） |
| 2002 | PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry | — | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Griffin Poetry Prize (shortlist) | Ooga-Booga | — | Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry | ショートリスト |
| 2014 | The Paris Review Hadada Award | — | — | The Paris Review | 受賞 |
92nd Street Y Poetry Prize (withdrawn)
1962
Work:
Final Solutions
Organization:
92nd Street Y
Result:
withdrawn
Lamont Poetry Selection
1980
Work:
Sunrise
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (finalist)
1999
Work:
Going Fast
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
ノミネート（ファイナリスト）
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry
2002
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Griffin Poetry Prize (shortlist)
2007
Work:
Ooga-Booga
Organization:
Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Result:
ショートリスト
The Paris Review Hadada Award
2014
Organization:
The Paris Review
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2006) Winner
Works
Major Works
Final Solutions
1963 PoetryEarly collection that provoked controversy at publication; selection prize was later withdrawn.
provocationidentitysocial controversy
Sunrise
1979 PoetryPoetry collection published in 1979; selected as a Lamont Poetry Selection.
interioritysocial observation
Going Fast
1998 PoetryCollection from 1998; was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
speedcritique of capitalismpersonal narrative
The Cosmos Poems
2000 PoetryCommissioned by the American Museum of Natural History to celebrate the opening of the Hayden Planetarium.
cosmosnatural historyhuman positioning
Ooga-Booga
2006 PoetryCollection published in 2006; finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize.
satireabrasivenesswit
Widening Income Inequality
2016 PoetryCollection from 2016 including poems that respond to contemporary events and politics; contained pieces that sparked controversy.
economic inequalitypolitical satirecontemporary society
Bibliography
- Final Solutions (1963)
- Sunrise (1979)
- Men and Woman: New and Selected Poems (1984)
- Poems, 1959-1979 (1989)
- These Days (1989)
- My Tokyo (1993)
- Going Fast (1998)
- The Cosmos Poems (2000)
- Life on Earth (2001)
- Area Code 212 (2002)
- The Cosmos Trilogy (2003)
- Ooga-Booga (2006)
- Evening Man (2008)
- Collected Poems: 1959-2009 (2009)
- Nice Weather (2012)
- Widening Income Inequality (2016)
- Peaches Goes It Alone (2018)
- Selected Poems (2021)
- So What: Poems (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- provocative and confrontational voicefrequent use of rhyme and meterirony and self-stylization in long poems
- Recurring Motifs
- violent and sexual imageryreferences to elite tastes and consumer cultureresponsive poems to political and social events
Legacy
Frederick Seidel occupies a distinctive place in contemporary poetry for his provocative and technically adept verse. Though often controversial, he has been recognized by critics and literary awards and maintains a strong presence across decades of work.
Museums
- American Museum of Natural History (commissioned work) New York City, United States
Archives
- Collections/records at Poetry Foundation and related archives
In Popular Culture
- Poems such as 'The Ballad of Ferguson, Missouri' sparked online controversy and public debate.
Quotes
-
[Seidel is] one of poetry's few scary characters.
Source: David Orr (The New York Times review) (2009)
Trivia
- Born into a family of Russian Jewish descent.
- First collection 'Final Solutions' provoked controversy and had an awarded prize withdrawn.
- Corresponded with Ezra Pound and visited him at St. Elizabeths Hospital in youth.
- Traveled in Europe while at Harvard and met T. S. Eliot in London.
- Served as Paris editor of The Paris Review.
- Resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City.