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Michael Palma

マイケル・パルマ

Maikeru Paruma

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1945 (Bronx, New York)
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, Italian
Residence History
Bronx, New York → Bellows Falls, Vermont

Career

Occupations
poet, translator
Active Years
1972-2024
Affiliations
Italian Poetry Society of America
Memberships
Italian Poetry Society of America

Awards

Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize
1997
Work: Sunday Evening: Selected Poems of Sergio Corazzini
Category: 翻訳
Organization: Academy of American Poets
Result: 受賞
Italo Calvino Award
Organization: Translation Center of Columbia University
Result: 受賞
Premio Speciale
Organization: Associazione Culturale Campana of Latina, Italy
Result: 受賞
National Endowment of the Arts grant
2005
Category: 文学
Organization: National Endowment of the Arts
Result: 受賞
National Endowment of the Arts grant
2006
Category: 文学
Organization: National Endowment of the Arts
Result: 受賞
National Endowment of the Arts grant
2007
Category: 文学
Organization: National Endowment of the Arts
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Fortune in Gold

2000 poetry

A collection of poems by Michael Palma.

lifenature

Inferno: A New Verse Translation

2003 poetry translation

New verse translation of Dante Alighieri's Inferno.

hellsinredemption

The Divine Comedy

2024 poetry translation

Translation of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy.

Divine Comedyparadisepurgatory

Bibliography

  • A Fortune in Gold
  • Antibodies
  • The Egg Shape
  • Inferno: A New Verse Translation
  • The Divine Comedy

Translations by Author

  • Dante Alighieri Inferno
  • Dante Alighieri The Divine Comedy
  • Guido Gozzano The Man I Pretend to Be
  • Sergio Corazzini Sunday Evening

Style & Themes

Literary Style
verse translationmodern poetry
Recurring Motifs
Italian literaturereinterpretation of classics

Legacy

Renowned poet and translator of Italian poetry, particularly acclaimed for his translations of Dante's works. Plays a significant role in American poetry.