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第14回（2014年） Winner
John Poch
じょん・ぽっく
John Poch
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1966-01-01 （Erie, Pennsylvania, United States）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Erie, Pennsylvania, United States → Gainesville, Florida, United States → Denton, Texas, United States → Lubbock, Texas, United States → Winona Lake, Indiana, United States
経歴
- 職業
- poet, fiction writer, critic, professor, editor
- 活動期間
- 1990年〜
- 所属
- Texas Tech University (2001–2023), University of North Texas Press (series editor), Colgate University (inaugural Creative Writing Fellow), Grace College (Professor of English and Creative Writing), 32 Poems (co-editor, with Deborah Ager)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida | — | Creative Writing (M.F.A.) | M.F.A. | — | United States |
| University of North Texas | — | English (Ph.D.) | Ph.D. | — | United States |
University of Florida
Creative Writing (M.F.A.)
学位:
M.F.A.
国:
United States
Holds an M.F.A. in Poetry
University of North Texas
English (Ph.D.)
学位:
Ph.D.
国:
United States
Holds a Ph.D. in English
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fulbright Core Scholar Fellowship (University of Barcelona) | — | — | Fulbright (host: University of Barcelona) | 受賞 |
| 2014 | New Criterion Poetry Prize | — | — | The New Criterion | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Donald Justice Poetry Prize | — | — | Story Line Press (Donald Justice Prize) | 受賞 |
| — | Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize | — | — | Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Colgate Creative Writing Fellowship | — | — | Colgate University | 受賞 |
| — | The Nation/Discovery Prize | — | — | The Nation | 受賞 |
Fulbright Core Scholar Fellowship (University of Barcelona)
2014
主催:
Fulbright (host: University of Barcelona)
結果:
受賞
New Criterion Poetry Prize
2014
主催:
The New Criterion
結果:
受賞
Donald Justice Poetry Prize
2008
主催:
Story Line Press (Donald Justice Prize)
結果:
受賞
Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize
主催:
Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Foundation
結果:
受賞
Colgate Creative Writing Fellowship
主催:
Colgate University
結果:
受賞
The Nation/Discovery Prize
主催:
The Nation
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Between Two Rivers
2019年 Poetry collectionA collection weaving regionalism and memory with everyday scenes. Recurring images include the American South and small-town landscapes alongside personal recollections.
memorysense of placethe American South
TEXASES
2019年 Poetry collectionA collection focused on Texas landscapes and culture, exploring intersections of place and personal history.
landnostalgiaregional culture
Fix Quiet
2015年 Poetry collectionA collection that carefully depicts quietude, loss, faith, and the everyday. Noted for its introspective tone.
quietlossfaith
Dolls
2009年 Poetry collectionA collection centered on personal memory and relationships, notable for vivid imagery and rhythmic narration.
memoryrelationshipsimagery
Two Men Fighting with a Knife
2008年 Poetry collectionA collection that interweaves conflict and intimacy, violence and humor; includes some shorter, vignette-like poems.
conflictintimacyviolence
Ghost Towns of the Enchanted Circle
2007年 Poetry collectionA collection about lost towns and traces of memory, characterized by landscape description and historical observation.
ghost townstraceslandscape
全著作
- The Future of Love
- Most of the Stars: An American Song (translation/related entry noted)
- Cantiamo, Prendiamo Il Coltello (Italian translation)
- Gracious: Poems from the 21st Century South
- Between Two Rivers
- TEXASES
- Fix Quiet
- Old Flame (editor, with Deborah Ager and Bill Beverly)
- Longsuffering
- Dolls
- Two Men Fighting with a Knife
- Ghost Towns of the Enchanted Circle
- Hockey Haiku: The Essential Collection (with Chad Davidson)
- Poems
- Notes on the Poet: A Little Book of Criticism
- God's Poems: The Beauty of Poetry and the Christian Imagination
- In Defense of the Fall (chapbook)
翻案
- Longsuffering (videopoem)
作品の翻訳
- Cantiamo, Prendiamo Il Coltello (Italian translation of John Poch's work)
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical, narrative-focused styledense imagery and compact lyricismincorporation of religious and ethical imagination
- 頻出モチーフ
- Southern and Texas landscapessmall towns and ghost townsmemory and family historyfaith and religious imagerymusic / rock and roll
評価・遺産
John Poch is recognized in contemporary American poetry for his emphasis on regionalism, faith, and memory. He has also contributed to mentoring younger poets through teaching and editorial work.
大衆文化への影響
- Dissemination of poetry via videopoems and online publications
豆知識
- Co-edited 32 Poems with Deborah Ager.
- Served as the inaugural Creative Writing Fellow at Colgate University.
- In 2023 became Professor of English and Creative Writing at Grace College and helped organize the Winona Christian Writer's Conference.