ReLit Awards
1回登壇
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第9回（2009年） Winner
Maurice Mierau
もーりす・みらう
Mōrissu Mierau
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1962-01-22 （Bloomington, Indiana, USA）
- 死没
- 2023-09-14 （Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada） 61歳
- 国籍
- Canadian
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Mennonite
- 居住地歴
- Nigeria → Manitoba → Jamaica → Kansas → Saskatchewan → Winnipeg, Manitoba
経歴
- 職業
- poet, writer, editor
- 活動期間
- 2002年〜2023年
- 所属
- League of Canadian Poets, The Winnipeg Review
- 所属団体
- League of Canadian Poets
- 影響を受けた人物
- Patrick Friesen, Robert Kroetsch
- ノミネート
- 2003: Nominated for the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book (Ending With Music), 2009: Nominated for the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award (Fear Not), 2009: Nominated for the Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Manitoba | — | English Literature | MA | — | Canada |
University of Manitoba
English Literature
学位:
MA
国:
Canada
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer | — | — | Manitoba Arts Council | Winner |
| 2006 | Margaret McWilliams Award | Memoir of a Living Disease | — | Manitoba Historical Society | Winner |
| 2009 | ReLit Award | Fear Not | Poetry | — | Winner |
The John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer
2003
主催:
Manitoba Arts Council
結果:
Winner
Margaret McWilliams Award
2006
対象作品:
Memoir of a Living Disease
主催:
Manitoba Historical Society
結果:
Winner
ReLit Award
2009
対象作品:
Fear Not
部門:
Poetry
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
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第6回（2016年） Winner
作品
代表作
Ending With Music
2002年 PoetryA collection of poems dealing with themes of violence, suicide, martyrdom, music, and pop culture, explored through Anabaptist and Mennonite history.
violencesuicidemartyrdommusicpop cultureMennonite history
Fear Not
2008年 PoetryA collection of poems parodying self-help topics in the Gideon Bible, intermingling biblical passages with contemporary self-help language.
biblical parodymodern lifefamilyHolocaust
Memoir of a Living Disease
2005年 Non-fictionA non-fiction history of tuberculosis treatment and impact, focusing on Manitoba's First Nations community.
tuberculosispublic healthFirst Nations
Detachment: An Adoption Memoir
Non-fictionAn adoption memoir.
全著作
- Ending With Music
- Fear Not
- Memoir of a Living Disease
- Detachment: An Adoption Memoir
作風・主題
- 文体
- conventional poetic formstories of events and peopledarkly humorouspsalm-like formirony and juxtaposition
- 頻出モチーフ
- violencesuicidemartyrdommusicpop cultureMennonite historyHolocaust
健康
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heart failure2023年cause of death
評価・遺産
A Canadian poet and non-fiction writer who contributed to Manitoba's literary scene, known for his unique perspective informed by Mennonite background.
豆知識
- Has a Mennonite background
- Grew up in Nigeria, Manitoba, Jamaica, Kansas, and Saskatchewan
- Served as president of the League of Canadian Poets (2006-2008)