Bollingen Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (1995) Winner
Kenneth Koch
ジェイ・ケネス・コッホ
Jay Kenneth Koch
Aliases:
Jay Koch
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-02-27 （Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.）
- Died
- 2002-07-06 （New York City, U.S.） age 77
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cincinnati, Ohio → New York City (Manhattan) → Rome, Italy → France (residence) → Italy (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Playwright, Professor, Poetry educator
- Active Years
- 1950-2002
- Affiliations
- Columbia University, Department of English and Comparative Literature (faculty), The New School (taught)
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Influenced By
- John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, Jane Freilicher (painter), Larry Rivers (painter)
- Influenced
- Ron Padgett, David Shapiro, Jim Jarmusch (filmmaker), Mark Statman (poet, former student)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | Undergraduate | B.A. | 1945–1948 | United States |
| Columbia University | — | English Literature | Ph.D. | 1950年代（取得年不明） | United States |
Harvard University
Undergraduate
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1945–1948
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
United States
Met John Ashbery and other future New York School poets while a student
Columbia University
English Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1950年代（取得年不明）
Country:
United States
Received a Ph.D. from Columbia University (year not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Glascock Prize | — | — | Harvard University (Glascock Prize) | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Bollingen Prize | One Train / On the Great Atlantic Rainway: Selected Poems 1950–1988 | — | Yale University (Bollingen Prize) | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Phi Beta Kappa Poetry Award | New Addresses | — | Phi Beta Kappa Society | 受賞 |
| 1996 | American Academy of Arts and Letters (induction) | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 会員選出 |
Glascock Prize
1948
Organization:
Harvard University (Glascock Prize)
Result:
受賞
Bollingen Prize
1994
Work:
One Train / On the Great Atlantic Rainway: Selected Poems 1950–1988
Organization:
Yale University (Bollingen Prize)
Result:
受賞
Phi Beta Kappa Poetry Award
2000
Work:
New Addresses
Organization:
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Result:
受賞
American Academy of Arts and Letters (induction)
1996
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
会員選出
Awards & Nominations
Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1996) Winner
Works
Major Works
Poems
1953 Poetry collectionAn early collection demonstrating Koch's experimental and exuberant poetic voice.
youthwordplayimagination
Ko: or, A Season on Earth
1959 Poetry / narrativeA long, experimental poetic work and one of Koch's early notable books.
narrativeirony
The Art of Love: Poems
1975 Poetry collectionA collection that brought Koch wider recognition in the 1970s, blending humor and feeling.
lovehumoreveryday astonishment
One Train
1994 Poetry collectionA mature collection combining traditional elements with experimental techniques.
traveltimememory
On the Great Atlantic Rainway: Selected Poems 1950–1988
1994 Selected poemsA selection of representative poems from 1950 to 1988, offering an overview of Koch's career.
richness of lifeart and the everyday
New Addresses
2000 Poetry collectionA late collection mixing varied voices with humor and poignancy.
memorysocietypersonal voice
Wishes, Lies, and Dreams: Teaching Children To Write Poetry
1970 Educational / poetry pedagogyA pioneering manual for teaching children to write poetry; influential in school programs.
poetry educationdeveloping creativity
Bibliography
- Poems (1953)
- Ko: or, A Season on Earth (1959)
- Permanently (1961)
- Thank You and Other Poems (1962)
- Bertha, & other plays (1966)
- The Pleasures of Peace and Other Poems (1969)
- Sleeping with Women (1969)
- The Art of Love (1975)
- The Red Robins (1975)
- 1000 Avant-Garde Plays (1988)
- Hotel Lambosa (1988)
- On the Great Atlantic Rainway: Selected Poems 1950–1988 (1994)
- One Train (1994)
- New Addresses (2000)
- A Possible World (2002)
Adaptations
- Bertha (libretto; music by Ned Rorem; premiered 1973)
Translations of Works
- German translations of poems by Nicolas Born (1973)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- exuberant and accessible stylemix of narrative and improvisationwordplay and parody
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday astonishmenttravel and urban lifereferences to painting and musicchildren and education
Health
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Leukemia2001–2002Died after a year-long battle; affected late-life productivity and culminated in his death.
Legacy
One of the prominent New York School poets; known for humor and pedagogy, he had broad influence on both contemporary poets and poetry education for children and the elderly.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
Archives
- Columbia University archives (holds related papers)
In Popular Culture
- Frequently cited in studies of the New York School and in poetry-education programs
Quotes
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Maybe you can almost characterize the poetry of the New York School as having as one of its main subjects the fullness and richness of life and the richness of possibility and excitement and happiness.
Source: Interview / criticism (1975) -
Children have a natural talent for writing poetry and anyone who teaches them should know that.
Source: Wishes, Lies, and Dreams (poetry education book) (1970)
Trivia
- Full name Jay Kenneth Koch.
- Last name pronounced like 'coke' in English.
- Known for exuberant teaching methods, sometimes standing on a table to declaim lines.
- Survived an incident in 1968 when a member of an anarchist group fired a blank during one of his readings.