National Poetry Series
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Judith Hall
ジュディス・ホール
Judith Hall
Pen Names:
J II（Persona/pseudonym used for the fictional poet J II presented as "translations"）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- California (lived/worked in Los Angeles and Pasadena) → New York (moved to New York City)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator (creative translations), editor, educator, illustrator
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- Antioch Review (poetry editor), PEN Syndicated Fiction Project (director), National Endowment for the Arts (senior program specialist for literary publishing)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | NEA Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| — | Ingram Merrill Fellowship | — | — | Ingram Merrill Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1991 | National Poetry Series | To Put the Mouth To (selected) | — | National Poetry Series | 受賞（選出） |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2006
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
NEA Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Pushcart Prize
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Ingram Merrill Fellowship
Organization:
Ingram Merrill Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Poetry Series
1991
Work:
To Put the Mouth To (selected)
Organization:
National Poetry Series
Result:
受賞（選出）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
To Put the Mouth To
1992 PoetryA poetry collection with formal experiments exploring love, sexuality, and perspectives from women.
feminismlovelinguistic experimentation
Anatomy, Errata
1998 PoetryA collection addressing the body, mother-daughter relationships, illness and recovery; critically acclaimed.
the bodymother-daughter relationshipsillness
The Promised Folly
2003 PoetryA collection engaging traditional forms and personal history in lyric poems.
dialogue with traditionpersonal history
Three Trios (translations of the imaginary poet J II)
2006 Poetry / creative translationA creative project presenting "translations" of the fictional ancient poet J II, complete with scholarly-style notes and apparatus.
imaginationancient voicesboundaries of translation
Poetry Forum: A Play Poem: a Pl'em (with David Lehman; Hall illustrated)
2007 Poetry / experimental play-poemA collaborative work with David Lehman blending poetry and theatrical elements; Hall provided illustrations.
collaborationfusion of poetry and theater
Prospects
2020 PoetryA recent collection continuing themes from earlier work while offering new perspectives.
memorylanguage and the body
Bibliography
- To Put the Mouth To (William Morrow, 1992)
- Anatomy, Errata (Ohio State University Press, 1998)
- The Promised Folly (Northwestern University Press, 2003)
- Three Trios (translations of J II) (Northwestern University Press, 2006)
- Poetry Forum: A Play Poem: a Pl'em (with David Lehman; Bayeux Arts, 2007)
- Prospects (LSU Press, 2020)
Adaptations
- Poem-eo (poem video) "Natural / Work Hard / Ability" (LSU Press on Vimeo)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalresponsive to formdialogic and annotative techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- the bodymother-daughter relationshipsancient voices and translation playsensuality
Legacy
Judith Hall is regarded as a poet who has made distinct contributions to contemporary English poetry through formal and imaginative experiments, feminist perspectives, explorations of the body, and creative translation. She is also known for editorial, educational, and illustrative work.
Quotes
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Judith Hall’s translations of the ancient poet known as J II read as richly researched and imaginatively restored for a contemporary audience... The book is such a complete forgery that it includes a scholarly introduction to J II and footnotes throughout. All of Hall's efforts add up to a powerful, imaginative experiment in poetry.
Source: American Poet, The Journal of the Academy of American Poets, 2007 (2007) -
In the presence of one's own verbal facility, a poet may discover various methods of making things more difficult for herself... Miss Hall makes genuine poems of considerable power.
Source: Henry Taylor, The Washington Times, 1998 (1998)
Trivia
- Published work presented as "translations" of the fictional poet J II.
- Provided illustrations for Poetry Forum.
- Has a poem-video (Poem-eo) "Natural / Work Hard / Ability" produced by LSU Press.