Prix Médicis
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Edition 13 (1983) Winner
Kenneth White
ケネス・ホワイト
Kenneth White
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-04-28 （Glasgow）
- Died
- 2023-08-11 （France (Brittany)） age 87
- Nationality
- Scottish, British
- Languages
- English, French
- Residence History
- Fairlie, Ayrshire, Scotland → Gourgounel, Ardèche, France → Pau, France → Brittany, France
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, academic
- Active Years
- 1963-2023
- Affiliations
- University of Glasgow, University of Bordeaux, University of Paris VII, Paris-Sorbonne
- Memberships
- Honorary member of the Royal Scottish Academy
- Influenced By
- Dugald Semple
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Glasgow | — | French and German | Double First | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Paris | — | — | Doctorate | 1959-1963 | France |
University of Glasgow
French and German
Degree:
Double First
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
United Kingdom
Double first in French and German
University of Paris
Degree:
Doctorate
Period:
1959-1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
France
State doctorate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Prix Médicis étranger | La Route bleue | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Grand Prix du Rayonnement de l'Académie française | — | — | French Academy | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Prix Alfred de Vigny | Atlantica | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix Médicis étranger
1983
Work:
La Route bleue
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix du Rayonnement de l'Académie française
1985
Organization:
French Academy
Result:
受賞
Prix Alfred de Vigny
1987
Work:
Atlantica
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Open World: Collected Poems 1960–2000
2003 PoetryCollected poems from 1960 to 2000
geopoeticsenvironmentnature
Letters from Gourgounel
1966 ProseEpistolary essays about life on a farm in Ardèche, France
naturesimple living
Travels in the Drifting Dawn
1989 TravelogueTravels in the drifting dawn
travellandscape
Bibliography
- Wild Coal
- En toute candeur
- The Cold Wind of Dawn
Translations by Author
- André Breton, Selected Poems
- André Breton, Ode to Charles Fourier
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- geopoeticsopen world poeticslandscape poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- naturedriftingAtlanticHigh North
Legacy
Pioneered geopoetics, founded the International Institute of Geopoetics. Scottish poet and thinker active in Scotland and France
Trivia
- Founded the International Institute of Geopoetics in 1989
- Wife is a translator and photographer