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第23回（1971年 第2回開催） Winner
Mona Van Duyn
モナ・ヴァン・デュイン
Mona Van Duyn
別名:
Mona Jane Van Duyn
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1921-05-09 （Waterloo, Iowa, US）
- 死没
- 2004-12-02 （University City, Missouri, US） 83歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Waterloo, Iowa → Eldora, Iowa → St. Louis, Missouri → University City, Missouri
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Professor
- 活動期間
- 1942年〜2003年
- 所属
- University of Louisville, Washington University in St. Louis
- 所属団体
- Academy of American Poets, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Institute of Arts and Letters (American Academy of Arts and Letters)
- 影響を受けた人物
- James Merrill, Howard Nemerov
- 影響を与えた人物
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa) | — | — | BA | 1938–1942 | United States |
| University of Iowa (State University of Iowa) | — | — | MA | 1942–1943 | United States |
Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa)
学位:
BA
期間:
1938–1942
卒業年:
1942
国:
United States
Known at the time as Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa (State University of Iowa)
学位:
MA
期間:
1942–1943
卒業年:
1943
国:
United States
Master's degree obtained
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | National Book Award (Poetry) | To See, To Take | — | National Book Foundation | winner |
| 1971 | Bollingen Prize | — | — | Bollingen Prize committee | recipient |
| 1989 | Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize | — | — | Ruth Lilly Prize organization | recipient |
| 1991 | Pulitzer Prize (Poetry) | Near Changes | — | Pulitzer Prize board | winner |
| 1992 | United States Poet Laureate | — | — | Library of Congress | appointed (1992–1993) |
National Book Award (Poetry)
1971
対象作品:
To See, To Take
主催:
National Book Foundation
結果:
winner
Bollingen Prize
1971
主催:
Bollingen Prize committee
結果:
recipient
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
1989
主催:
Ruth Lilly Prize organization
結果:
recipient
Pulitzer Prize (Poetry)
1991
対象作品:
Near Changes
主催:
Pulitzer Prize board
結果:
winner
United States Poet Laureate
1992
主催:
Library of Congress
結果:
appointed (1992–1993)
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Valentines to the Wide World
1959年 Poetry collectionAn early collection of poems mixing everyday observation with personal feeling.
everyday lifememoryobservation
A Time of Bees
1964年 Poetry collectionA mid-period collection addressing nature and the passage of time.
naturetime
To See, To Take
1970年 Poetry collectionA collected volume gathering three earlier books and uncollected poems; winner of the 1971 National Book Award.
lovemarriageobservation
Near Changes
1990年 Poetry collectionA mature collection demonstrating her developed voice; winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize.
familymemoryaging
Firefall
1992年 Poetry collectionA collection from the early 1990s, published concurrently with the collected poems If It Be Not I.
changeintrospection
If It Be Not I: Collected Poems, 1959–1982
1994年 Collected poemsA comprehensive collection of poems from 1959 to 1982.
observations over timepersonal history
Selected Poems
2003年 Selected poemsA late-career selection compiling representative works.
collected representative works
全著作
- Valentines to the Wide World (1959)
- A Time of Bees (1964)
- To See, To Take (1970)
- Bedtime Stories (1972)
- Merciful Disguises: Poems Published and Unpublished (1973)
- Letters From a Father, and Other Poems (1982)
- Near Changes (1990)
- Firefall (1992)
- If It Be Not I: Collected Poems, 1959–1982 (1994)
- Selected Poems (2003)
作風・主題
- 文体
- formalismlyricalobservational and restrained tone
- 頻出モチーフ
- lovemarriagedomestic lifememoryaging and mortality
健康
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bone cancer晩年 - 2004Afflicted in later life and the cause of death in 2004.
評価・遺産
Mona Van Duyn was a leading late-20th-century American poet, praised for combining formal technique with intimate observation. She received major poetry awards, served as U.S. Poet Laureate, and through teaching and editorial work at Washington University helped foster younger writers.
関連学会
- Academy of American Poets
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- National Institute of Arts and Letters (American Academy of Arts and Letters)
資料所蔵先
- Washington University in St. Louis Special Collections (Mona Van Duyn Papers)
大衆文化への影響
- Inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame (1993)
引用
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Love is finding the familiar dear.
出典: Poem "Late Loving" (1970年) -
It is the absolute narrowing of possibilities
出典: Poem "What I Want to Say"
豆知識
- With her husband Jarvis Thurston she co-founded the literary journal Perspective in 1947 and edited it for about twenty years.
- Won both the National Book Award and the Bollingen Prize in 1971.
- Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for Near Changes.
- Served as United States Poet Laureate in 1992–1993.
- Died of bone cancer at her home in University City, Missouri in 2004.