American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2002) Lifetime Achievement Award
Jack Hirschman
ジャック・ハーシュマン
Jakku Hāshuman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-12-13 （New York City）
- Died
- 2021-08-22 （San Francisco, California） age 87
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- New York City → Bloomington, Indiana → Los Angeles, California → San Francisco, California
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Essayist, Social activist, Painter, Collage artist
- Active Years
- 1953-2021
- Affiliations
- Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
- Memberships
- Revolutionary Poets Brigade
- Influenced By
- Ernest Hemingway, Karl Shapiro
- Influenced
- Jim Morrison, Amber Tamblyn
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College of New York | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Indiana University Bloomington | — | — | MA | — | United States |
| Indiana University Bloomington | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
City College of New York
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
United States
Indiana University Bloomington
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
United States
Indiana University Bloomington
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Poet Laureate of San Francisco | — | — | City of San Francisco | Won |
Poet Laureate of San Francisco
2006
Organization:
City of San Francisco
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2003) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Correspondence of Americans
1960 PoetryEarly poetry collection with introduction by Karl Shapiro.
AmericaEmotion
Endless Threshold
1992 PoetryPoetry collection.
PoliticsSociety
Front Lines
2002 PoetryPoetry collection.
Revolution
The Arcanes
2006 PoetryExtensive collection of 126 long poems spanning 34 years.
MysticismPolitics
Bibliography
- A Correspondence of Americans (1960)
- Black Alephs (1969)
- Lyripol (1976)
- The Bottom Line (1988)
- Endless Threshold (1992)
- Front Lines (2002)
- Only Dreaming Sky (2007)
- All That's Left (2008)
Translations by Author
- Antonin Artaud anthology (1965)
- Poemas Clandestinos (1984)
- The Essential Neruda (2004)
- In Danger: a Pasolini anthology (2010)
- Citizens of Beauty: Poems of Jean Sénac (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PassionatePoliticalMultilingual influences
- Recurring Motifs
- MarxismKabbalahHomelessnessRevolution
Health
-
COVID-19 related2021年Cause of death.
Legacy
Iconic North Beach Marxist poet of San Francisco, author of over 100 volumes of poetry and essays, social activist, appointed Poet Laureate of San Francisco, organized international poetry festivals.
In Popular Culture
- Known as teacher of Jim Morrison.
- Translated poems of Joseph Stalin.
Quotes
-
I can't help you, kid. You write better than I did when I was 19. But the hell of it is, you write like me. That is no sin. But you won't get anywhere with it.
Source: Letter from Ernest Hemingway (1952)
Trivia
- Received letter from Hemingway at age 19.
- Taught Jim Morrison.
- Poet Laureate of San Francisco (2006).
- Translated from 9 languages.
- Born to Russian Jewish family.