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John Ash

ジョン・アッシュ

Jon Ashu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-06-29 （Manchester, England）
Died
2019-12-03 （Unknown） age 71
Nationality
English, British
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Manchester, England (1948-1985) → New York City, USA (1985-1996) → Istanbul, Turkey (1996-2019)

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, travel writer
Active Years
1978-2019
Affiliations
Boğaziçi University, Kadir Has University
Influenced By
John Ashbery

Education

University of Birmingham
Degree: B.A.
Period: 1960年代
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Whiting Award
1986
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Casino: A poem in three parts

1978 Poetry

A poem in three parts.

DecadenceMusical structure

Disbelief

1987 Poetry
Byzantium

The Anatolikon

2000 Poetry
AnatoliaIstanbul

Bibliography

  • Casino: A poem in three parts (1978)
  • The Bed & Other Poems (1981)
  • The Goodbyes (1982)
  • The Branching Stairs (1984)
  • Disbelief (1987)
  • The Burnt Pages (1991)
  • Selected Poems (1996)
  • The Anatolikon (2000)
  • The Anatolikon and To the City (2002)
  • To the City (2004)
  • The Parthian Stations (2007)
  • In the Wake of the Day (2010)

Translations by Author

  • A Byzantine Journey (1995)

Translations of Works

  • Turkish translations of Selected Works, To the City etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Musical referencesNew York School influence
Recurring Motifs
ByzantiumArchitectureFamilyFriendsManchesterNew YorkIstanbul

Legacy

Considered possibly the best English poet of his generation, leader of a new 'Istanbul School' of poets.

Trivia

  • Lifelong interest in Byzantium central to his work.
  • Turkish translations published by Yapi Kredi Publications.