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Michael Ryan

マイケル・ライアン

Maikeru Raian

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1946 (St. Louis, Missouri, United States)
国籍
American
言語
English
居住地歴
Irvine, California, United States

経歴

職業
Poet, Writer, Educator
活動期間
1973年〜
所属
University of California, Irvine, University of Iowa, Princeton University, University of Virginia, Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, The Alaska Quarterly Review (contributing editor)

受賞歴

Yale Series of Younger Poets Award
1974
対象作品: Threats Instead of Trees
主催: Yale University Press
結果: 受賞
National Poetry Series
1980
対象作品: In Winter
主催: National Poetry Series
結果: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1981
主催: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果: 受賞
Whiting Award
1987
主催: Whiting Foundation
結果: 受賞
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
1990
対象作品: God Hunger
主催: Academy of American Poets
結果: 受賞
Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
2005
対象作品: New and Selected Poems
主催: Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Threats Instead of Trees

1974年 Poetry

An early collection of poems containing experimental and lyrical work.

naturepersonal memoryloss

In Winter

1981年 Poetry

Selected by the National Poetry Series, this collection reflects on winter and interior life.

seasonintrospectiontime

God Hunger

1989年 Poetry

A poetry collection addressing religious and existential themes; winner of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.

faithexistencelonging

Secret Life

1995年 Autobiography

An autobiographical work in which the author candidly addresses aspects of his personal life and struggles.

autobiographypersonal lifeconfession

Baby B

2004年 Memoir

A memoir focused on family and parenting.

familyparentingmemory

New and Selected Poems

2004年 Poetry (Selected)

A selected volume that combines earlier poems with new work; awarded the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.

retrospectivematuritytime

全著作

  • Threats Instead of Trees (1974)
  • In Winter (1981)
  • God Hunger (1989)
  • Secret Life (1995)
  • A Difficult Grace: On Poets, Poetry, and Writing (2000)
  • New and Selected Poems (2004)
  • Baby B (2004)

作風・主題

文体
colloquial and lyrical voiceconcise expression emphasizing interior observation
頻出モチーフ
memoryfamilyseasons and natureloneliness

評価・遺産

Michael Ryan is regarded as an important voice in contemporary American poetry and a significant educator of poets. He has received multiple major poetry awards and is noted for his candid voice in poetry and essays.

資料所蔵先

  • Poetry Foundation archive
  • University of California, Irvine faculty archives

豆知識

  • Has taught creative writing and literature at UC Irvine since 1990.
  • Married to poet Doreen Gildroy; they have a daughter, Emily.
  • In addition to poetry, he has written autobiography and essays on writing.