New Criterion Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2005) Winner
Geoffrey Brock
ジェフリー・ブロック
Geoffrey Brock
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-10-19 （Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. → London, England → Florence, Italy → Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, professor
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- University of Arkansas (Department of English)
- Influenced By
- Van K. Brock (father, poet), Frances Brock (mother, poet)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University | Bachelor of Arts | English | BA | 1982–1986 | United States |
| University of Florida | Master of Fine Arts (MFA) | Creative Writing | MFA | 1996–1998 | United States |
| University of Pennsylvania | Comparative Literature (MA, PhD) | Comparative Literature | MA, PhD | — | United States |
Florida State University
Bachelor of Arts
/ English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1982–1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
University of Florida
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
/ Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Period:
1996–1998
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
United States
University of Pennsylvania
Comparative Literature (MA, PhD)
/ Comparative Literature
Degree:
MA, PhD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | New Criterion Poetry Prize | Weighing Light | — | The New Criterion | winner |
| 2014 | Anthony Hecht Prize | Voices Bright Flags | — | Waywiser | winner |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | recipient |
| — | Stegner Fellowship | — | — | Stanford University | recipient |
| 2010 | Cullman Fellowship | — | — | Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, New York Public Library | recipient |
| — | Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award | Disaffections (Cesare Pavese) / Last Dream (Giovanni Pascoli) | — | Academy of American Poets | recipient |
| — | Lois Roth Translation Award | Disaffections | — | Modern Language Association (MLA) | recipient |
| — | Lewis Galantière Award | The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana (Umberto Eco) | — | American Translators Association | recipient |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | recipient |
| — | National Translation Award (Poetry) | Allegria (Giuseppe Ungaretti) | — | American Literary Translators Association | recipient |
New Criterion Poetry Prize
2005
Work:
Weighing Light
Organization:
The New Criterion
Result:
winner
Anthony Hecht Prize
2014
Work:
Voices Bright Flags
Organization:
Waywiser
Result:
winner
National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
recipient
Stegner Fellowship
Organization:
Stanford University
Result:
recipient
Cullman Fellowship
2010
Organization:
Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, New York Public Library
Result:
recipient
Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award
Work:
Disaffections (Cesare Pavese) / Last Dream (Giovanni Pascoli)
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
recipient
Lois Roth Translation Award
Work:
Disaffections
Organization:
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Result:
recipient
Lewis Galantière Award
Work:
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana (Umberto Eco)
Organization:
American Translators Association
Result:
recipient
Guggenheim Fellowship
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
recipient
National Translation Award (Poetry)
Work:
Allegria (Giuseppe Ungaretti)
Organization:
American Literary Translators Association
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
National Translation Award
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Weighing Light
2005 PoetryDebut poetry collection exploring memory, personal boundaries, and the weight and lightness of language through attentive lyric poems.
memoryselfeveryday observation
Voices Bright Flags
2014 PoetryA collection that centers on explorations of voice and expression, addressing linguistic variety, history, and layered personal memory.
voicelanguagememory
Confluenze: poesie scelte
2021 Poetry (selected poems)A selected poems volume prepared for an Italian readership, edited and presented in collaboration with translators and editors.
translationselected works
After
2024 PoetryA recent poetry collection dealing with loss, the passage of time, and renewal; received critical recognition and was listed among notable collections of 2024.
losstimerenewal
Bibliography
- Weighing Light (2005)
- Voices Bright Flags (2014)
- Confluenze: poesie scelte (2021)
- After (2024)
- Disaffections (Cesare Pavese, trans. Geoffrey Brock, 2002)
- The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana (Umberto Eco, trans. Geoffrey Brock, 2005)
- Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi, trans. Geoffrey Brock, 2008/2012)
- Allegria (Giuseppe Ungaretti, trans. Geoffrey Brock, 2020)
- Last Dream (Giovanni Pascoli, trans. Geoffrey Brock, 2019)
Translations by Author
- Cesare Pavese - Disaffections
- Umberto Eco - The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
- Carlo Collodi - Pinocchio
- Giuseppe Ungaretti - Allegria
- Giovanni Pascoli - Last Dream
Translations of Works
- Disaffections (English translation)
- Allegria (English translation)
- Last Dream (English translation)
- The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, controlled lyricismsensitivity to diction informed by translation practiceattentive to the sound and sense of language
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and the pastvoice and the other's speechplace and movement
Legacy
Geoffrey Brock is acclaimed both as a poet and as a translator—particularly of Italian-language poetry and prose. In addition to his teaching, his translations have significantly introduced modern Italian poetry to English-speaking audiences.
Trivia
- Born to poet parents (Van K. Brock and Frances Brock).
- Married to novelist Padma Viswanathan.
- Has lived for extended periods in London and Florence.