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Matthew Dickman

マシュー・ディックマン

Matthew Dickman

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1975-08-20 (Portland, Oregon, U.S.)
国籍
American
言語
English
居住地歴
Lents neighborhood, Portland, Oregon → Hudson, New York → Austin, Texas (studies) → Portland, Oregon (returned)

経歴

職業
Poet, Copywriter, Creative Director
活動期間
2000年〜
所属
Reed College (Visiting Writer), The Attic Institute (Adjunct Fellow)

学歴

Portland Community College
国: United States
Attended community college prior to university
University of Oregon
学位: BA
期間: 〜2001
卒業年: 2001
国: United States
Earned a B.A.
University of Texas at Austin (Michener Center for Writers)
Creative Writing
国: United States
Fellowship at the Michener Center for Writers

受賞歴

Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship
2006
主催: Fine Arts Work Center (Provincetown)
結果: 受賞
American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize in Poetry
2008
対象作品: All-American Poem
主催: American Poetry Review / Honickman
結果: 受賞
Kate Tufts Discovery Award
2009
対象作品: All-American Poem
主催: Kate Tufts Foundation
結果: 受賞
Oregon Literary Fellowships
2008
主催: Oregon Literary Arts
結果: 受賞
Oregon Book Award (finalist)
2009
主催: Oregon Book Awards
結果: 候補

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

All-American Poem

2008年 Poetry

His first full-length collection, featuring short poems and sequences reflecting fragments of daily life and American landscapes.

FamilyUrban lifeIdentity

Mayakovsky's Revolver

2012年 Poetry

A collection that references the Russian poet Mayakovsky and mixes historical imagery with experimental, energetic poems.

HistoryLiterary referenceViolence and expression

50 American Plays

2012年 Poetry (coauthored)

A coauthored volume with his twin brother, experimenting with varied American voices and fragmentary dramatic expressions.

BrotherhoodAmerican cultureExperimental form

Wonderland

2018年 Poetry

A collection that fuses fantastical imagery with urban everyday life, notable for visual metaphor and improvisational rhythm.

FantasyCityMemory

Husbandry

2022年 Poetry

A recent collection reflecting on labor, generations, and relationships.

WorkFamilyGenerations

全著作

  • Amigos (chapbook, 2007)
  • Something about a Black Scarf (chapbook, 2008)
  • Wish You Were Here (chapbook, 2013)
  • 24 Hours (chapbook, 2014)
  • All-American Poem (2008)
  • Mayakovsky's Revolver (2012)
  • 50 American Plays (coauthored, 2012)
  • Wonderland (2018)
  • Husbandry (2022)

作風・主題

文体
Conversational, rhythmic contemporary poetryFrequent use of visual metaphor and fragmented imageryBlend of narrative and experimental approaches
頻出モチーフ
Family (especially brotherhood)Urban landscapesWork and everyday lifeMemory and loss

評価・遺産

Matthew Dickman is a contemporary American poet known for candid, rhythmic work often drawing on collaborations with his brother and personal experience. With early awards and fellowships and activity in commercial creative fields, he has a broad cultural presence.

大衆文化への影響

  • Appeared as the precognitive twins in the film Minority Report

豆知識

  • His identical twin brother, Michael Dickman, is also a poet and they have coauthored works.
  • Worked as an apprentice butcher from around age thirteen.
  • Briefly appeared in the film Minority Report as precognitive twins.
  • Worked at Whole Foods while continuing to write poetry.