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John Engels

ジョン・エンゲルス

Jon Engerusu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1931-01-19 （South Bend, Indiana, U.S.）
Died
2007-06-13 （Vermont, U.S.） age 76
Nationality
American
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Poet, Academic (college teacher)
Active Years
1952-2007
Affiliations
St. Norbert College, Saint Michael's College, Sweet Briar College, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Middlebury College, Emory University, University of Alabama, Hollins College (Wyndham Robertson Chair)

Education

University of Notre Dame
English
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1952
Country: United States
Graduated in English
University College Dublin
Anglo-Irish literature
Country: Ireland
Studied Anglo-Irish literature (exact period/degree unknown)
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Creative Writing
Degree: MFA
Year of Graduation: 1957
Country: United States
Received M.F.A. in 1957

Awards

Frost Fellow (Bread Loaf Writers Conference)
1976
Organization: Bread Loaf Writers Conference
Result: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1979
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: Fellowship
National Poetry Series
1986
Work: Cardinals in the Ice Age
Organization: National Poetry Series
Result: 選出／受賞
Poet in Residence at The Frost Place
1988
Organization: The Frost Place
Result: 在住詩人

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Homer Mitchell place: poems

1968 Poetry

An early collection exploring landscapes and people, delving into everyday scenes.

landscapeeveryday lifememory of persons

Blood Mountain

1977 Poetry

A collection that uses natural and mountain imagery to portray human emotions and history.

natureterrainhistory

Weather-fear: new and selected poems, 1958-1982

1983 Poetry

A new and selected collection from 1958 to 1982, marked by keen observations of weather and seasonal change.

weatherseasonspassage of time

Cardinals in the Ice Age

1987 Poetry

A National Poetry Series-selected collection juxtaposing harsh nature with delicate emotions.

birds (cardinals)ice/coldmemory and loss

Big Water

1995 Poetry

A collection themed around water and the forces of nature.

waterforces of nature

Sinking creek

1998 Poetry

Poems that explore memory and the flow of time through creek and waterside imagery.

creektimememory

House and garden

2001 Poetry

Uses house and garden as subjects to weave inner life with external landscape.

housegardeninterior vs. exterior

Recounting the seasons: poems, 1958-2005

2006 Poetry (selected)

A selected collection from 1958 to 2005, consistently foregrounding seasonality and natural observation.

seasonsnaturerecollection

Individual poems and pieces (selected)

Poetry

Individual poems published in journals such as "Adam After the Ice Storm" and "Love Poem..."

dreamsnatureinterior landscapes

Bibliography

  • The Homer Mitchell place: poems
  • Blood Mountain
  • Weather-fear: new and selected poems, 1958-1982
  • Cardinals in the Ice Age
  • Big Water
  • Sinking creek
  • House and garden
  • Recounting the seasons: poems, 1958-2005
  • Various individual poems published in journals (Harper's, The New Yorker, etc.)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, clear languagedelicate observation of natureblend of traditional meters and free verse
Recurring Motifs
seasons and weatherwater and creeksbirds (notably cardinals)memory and loss

Legacy

John Engels is known for his delicate portrayals of nature and seasons and contributed to contemporary American poetry through both his writings and his long career as a college teacher. He received recognition such as selection for the National Poetry Series and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Archives

  • John Engels archives (National Poetry Series)

Trivia

  • His work appeared in prominent journals including Harper's and The New Yorker.
  • He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1979.
  • In 1986 his collection 'Cardinals in the Ice Age' was selected by the National Poetry Series.