Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2016) Lifetime Achievement Award
John Montague
ジョン・モンテューグ
Jon Montyūgu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-02-28 （Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.）
- Died
- 2016-12-10 （Nice, France） age 87
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- New York, Brooklyn → Northern Ireland, Garvaghey → Armagh, St. Patrick's Grammar School → Dublin → Cork → Nice
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1958-2016
- Affiliations
- University College Cork, State University of New York at Buffalo
- Memberships
- Aosdána
- Influenced By
- Austin Clarke, Thomas Kinsella
- Influenced
- Gregory O'Donoghue, Seán Dunne
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh | — | Grammar School | — | — | Ireland |
| University College Dublin | — | — | — | 1946 | Ireland |
| Yale University | — | — | — | 1953 | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | — | — | 1954-1955 | United States |
St. Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh
Grammar School
Country:
Ireland
Junior diocesan seminary
University College Dublin
Period:
1946
Country:
Ireland
Yale University
Period:
1953
Country:
United States
Fulbright Fellowship
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Period:
1954-1955
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Alice Hunt Bartlett Award | The Great Cloak | — | Poetry Society of Great Britain | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Marten Toonder Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Ireland Chair of Poetry | — | — | — | 初代就任 |
| 2010 | Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur | — | — | French Government | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Irish Book Awards | 受賞 |
Alice Hunt Bartlett Award
1978
Work:
The Great Cloak
Organization:
Poetry Society of Great Britain
Result:
受賞
Marten Toonder Award
1977
Result:
受賞
Ireland Chair of Poetry
1998
Result:
初代就任
Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur
2010
Organization:
French Government
Result:
受賞
Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award
2016
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Poisoned Lands
1961 PoetryHis first book of poems.
ExileIreland
The Rough Field
1972 Long poemA major political exploration coinciding with the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland.
Family historyIrish historyPolitics
The Great Cloak
1978 PoetryWinner of the Alice Hunt Bartlett Award.
BoyhoodLove
The Dead Kingdom
1984 Long poemHis second long poem.
Bibliography
- Forms of Exile (1958)
- Poisoned Lands (1961)
- The Rough Field (1972)
- A Slow Dance (1975)
- The Great Cloak (1978)
- The Dead Kingdom (1984)
Translations by Author
- Translations of Claude Esteban's poems
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vowel harmoniesAssonance and echoHandling of the line and line break
- Recurring Motifs
- BoyhoodSchooldaysLove and relationshipsFamily and personal historyIreland's history
Legacy
One of the best-known Irish contemporary poets. First occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry in 1998. Published numerous volumes of poetry exploring themes of Ulster and Ireland.
Archives
- John Montague fonds at University of Victoria, Special Collections
Trivia
- Born in Brooklyn but raised in Ireland.
- Influenced a generation of Cork poets.