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第8回（1999年） Winner
Jo Shapcott
ジョー・シャプコット
Jo Shapcott
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1953-03-24 （London）
- 国籍
- United Kingdom
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- London → Hemel Hempstead
経歴
- 職業
- poet, editor, lecturer
- 活動期間
- 1982年〜2024年
- 所属
- Royal Holloway, University of London, Newcastle University, Poetry Society, Arvon Foundation, The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry
- 所属団体
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Rainer Maria Rilke, Elizabeth Bishop
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavendish School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Trinity College, Dublin | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
| St Hilda's College, Oxford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 1978-1980 | United States |
Cavendish School
国:
United Kingdom
School in Hemel Hempstead
Trinity College, Dublin
国:
Ireland
Undergraduate
St Hilda's College, Oxford
国:
United Kingdom
Later studies
Harvard University
期間:
1978-1980
国:
United States
Harkness Fellowship
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | South West Arts Literature Award | — | — | — | Won |
| 1985 | National Poetry Competition | The Surrealists' Summer Convention Came to Our City | — | Poetry Society | Won |
| 1989 | Commonwealth Poetry Prize | Electroplating the Baby | 最優秀新人賞 | Commonwealth Foundation | Won |
| 1991 | National Poetry Competition | Phrase Book | — | Poetry Society | Won |
| 1999 | Forward Prizes for Poetry | My Life Asleep | 最優秀詩集 | — | Won |
| 2006 | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | Society of Authors | Won |
| 2010 | Costa Book Awards | Of Mutability | 年間最優秀作 / 詩部門 | — | Won |
| 2011 | Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | Won |
South West Arts Literature Award
1982
結果:
Won
National Poetry Competition
1985
対象作品:
The Surrealists' Summer Convention Came to Our City
主催:
Poetry Society
結果:
Won
Commonwealth Poetry Prize
1989
対象作品:
Electroplating the Baby
部門:
最優秀新人賞
主催:
Commonwealth Foundation
結果:
Won
National Poetry Competition
1991
対象作品:
Phrase Book
主催:
Poetry Society
結果:
Won
Forward Prizes for Poetry
1999
対象作品:
My Life Asleep
部門:
最優秀詩集
結果:
Won
Cholmondeley Award
2006
主催:
Society of Authors
結果:
Won
Costa Book Awards
2010
対象作品:
Of Mutability
部門:
年間最優秀作 / 詩部門
結果:
Won
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
2011
主催:
Royal Society of Literature
結果:
Won
受賞・候補エディション
Costa Book Awards
1回登壇
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第40回（2010年） Excellence Award
作品
代表作
Of Mutability
2010年 PoetryA collection of 45 poems exploring the nature of change in the body, natural world, and relationships. Winner of Costa Book of the Year.
mutabilitybodynaturerelationships
Electroplating the Baby
1988年 PoetryDebut collection. Winner of Commonwealth Poetry Prize for Best First Collection.
surrealism
My Life Asleep
1998年 PoetryWinner of Forward Prize Best Collection.
Phrase Book
1992年 PoetryPoetry collection.
全著作
- Electroplating the Baby
- Phrase Book
- Motherland
- My Life Asleep
- Her Book: Poems 1988-1998
- Tender Taxes
- Of Mutability
作家による翻訳
- Tender Taxes (Rilke translations)
作風・主題
- 文体
- poet of presencerenegotiating the concrete worldbrilliantly intelligent
- 頻出モチーフ
- mutabilitybodily change
健康
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cancer2002-2003頃Declined CBE honour while undergoing diagnosis and treatment; too ill for public statements.
評価・遺産
Pioneer among contemporary British poets. Multiple winners including twice National Poetry Competition, Costa Book of the Year. Extends possibilities for poetry in English.
大衆文化への影響
- Poems set to music by composers, premiered by London Symphony Orchestra.
豆知識
- Only poet to win National Poetry Competition twice.
- Declined CBE in 2002 due to cancer treatment and opposition to Iraq War.