Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1993) Winner
George Edwin Starbuck
ジョージ・エドウィン・スターバック
George Edwin Starbuck
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-06-15 （Columbus, Ohio, United States）
- Died
- 1996-08-15 （Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States） age 65
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Columbus, Ohio → Boston, Massachusetts → Buffalo, New York → Iowa City, Iowa → Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Teacher, Professor
- Active Years
- 1956-1996
- Affiliations
- Iowa Writers' Workshop, Boston University, State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo)
- Influenced By
- Robert Lowell
- Influenced
- Joshua Clover, Maxine Kumin, Peter Davison, Emily Hiestand, Mary Baine Campbell, Craig Lucas, Askold Melnyczuk
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadwick School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| California Institute of Technology | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | — | United States |
| American Academy in Rome | — | — | — | — | United States (Rome residency) |
| University of Chicago | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Chadwick School
Country:
United States
California Institute of Technology
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
Country:
United States
American Academy in Rome
Country:
United States (Rome residency)
Residency / study abroad
University of Chicago
Country:
United States
Harvard University
Country:
United States
Studied and participated in workshops/academic exchange
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1982 | Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | The Argot Merchant Disaster: Poems New and Selected | — | — | Winner |
| 1960 | Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition | Bone Thoughts | — | Yale University Press | Winner |
Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry
1993
Result:
Winner
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
1982
Work:
The Argot Merchant Disaster: Poems New and Selected
Result:
Winner
Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition
1960
Work:
Bone Thoughts
Organization:
Yale University Press
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bone Thoughts
1960 PoetryA collection blending irony and formalist technique. Notable for an experimental presentation in which half the pages were left blank.
FormalismIronyElements of Romanticism
The Argot Merchant Disaster: Poems New and Selected
1982 PoetryA selected collection combining new poems with earlier work, marked by technical skill and witty short lyrics.
Technical skillSatire of urban lifeWordplay
Visible Ink
2002 PoetryA collection that helped reassess his lesser-known work and brought his poetry to a wider readership.
Re-evaluationReminiscenceTechnical experimentation
Bibliography
- Bone Thoughts, Yale University Press, 1960
- White Paper, Little, Brown & Co., 1966
- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Pym-Randall Press, 1975
- Desperate Measures, D. R. Godine, 1978
- Talkin' B.A. Blues, Pym-Randall Press, 1980
- The Argot Merchant Disaster: Poems New and Selected, Little, Brown & Co., 1982
- Richard the Third in a Fourth of a Second, Bits Press, 1986
- Space Saver Sonnets, Bits Press, 1986
- Visible Ink, University of Alabama Press, 2002
- The Works: Poems Selected from Five Decades, University of Alabama Press, 2003
- Translations from the English, University of Alabama Press, 2003
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Neo-formalismTechnically skilled, metrically aware poetryIronic and witty tone
- Recurring Motifs
- Sonnets and formal experimentationSatire of urban lifeWordplay and parody
Legacy
Recognized as a technically adept and witty formalist poet who gained wider appreciation posthumously; influential as a teacher who mentored many later poets.
Archives
- University of Alabama Library (George Starbuck papers)
In Popular Culture
- Reassessment through inclusion in later collections and anthologies
Quotes
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Often wrongly pigeonholed as a light verse poet, he was a technical master and superb ironist.
Source: Julie Larios, Numéro Cinq (2013) (2013)
Trivia
- His book Bone Thoughts was published with half its pages left blank as an experimental design.
- He called his style of formalism "SLABS" (Standard Length And Breadth Sonnets).
- He was fired by SUNY Buffalo for refusing to take a loyalty oath but was vindicated by the Supreme Court in 1965.
- He had five children: Margaret, Stephen, John, Anthony, and Joshua.