James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1966) Winner
Kenneth O. Hanson
ケネス・オー・ハンソン
Kenneth O. Hanson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922
- Died
- 2003-11-28 （Athens, Greece） age 80
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- teacher, translator, poet
- Active Years
- 1940-2003
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Idaho | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Washington | College of Arts and Sciences | — | — | — | United States |
University of Idaho
Country:
United States
University of Washington
College of Arts and Sciences
Country:
United States
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Distance Anywhere
1968 PoetryA poetry collection that explores solitude and the sense of distance through observations of everyday landscapes and interior life.
solitudelandscapeexistence
Saronikos and Other Poems
1970 PoetryA collection including poems inspired by Greek place-names and the sea, where foreign landscapes and memory intersect.
Greeceseamemory
Growing Old Alive
1978 PoetryA poetic contemplation on aging, the passage of time, and corporeality.
agingtimecorporeality
Lighting the Night Sky
1983 PoetryA collection that searches for hope and memory through images surrounding night and darkness.
nighthopememory
Bibliography
- The Distance Anywhere
- Saronikos and Other Poems
- Growing Old Alive
- Lighting the Night Sky
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, lyrical stylesymbolic imagery grounded in observation
- Recurring Motifs
- sea/coastagingGreek place-names and landscapesmemory and distance
Legacy
Recognized as an American poet and translator active in regional poetry circles, included in several anthologies. Manuscripts and papers are held in Emory University's archives.
Museums
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (Emory University) Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Archives
- Held in the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (Emory University)
Trivia
- Died on November 28, 2003 in Athens, Greece.
- Work appears in anthologies such as Five Poets of the Pacific Northwest and the Norton Anthology of Poets.
- Manuscripts and papers are held in Emory University's archives.