Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2001) Winner
Nikolai Boris Popov
ニコライ・ボリス・ポポフ
Nikolai Boris Popov
Aliases:
Nikolai Popov
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952
- Nationality
- Bulgarian
- Languages
- Bulgarian, English, German
- Residence History
- Seattle, Washington, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Translator, Professor
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Affiliations
- University of Washington
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington | — | Department of English and Comparative Literature | Ph.D. | — | United States |
University of Washington
Department of English and Comparative Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Griffin Poetry Prize | Selected Poems of Blaga Dimitrova | — | The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry | shortlisted |
Griffin Poetry Prize
2001
Work:
Selected Poems of Blaga Dimitrova
Organization:
The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Result:
shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Translations by Author
- Glottal Stop: 101 Poems by Paul Celan (co-translated with Heather McHugh, 2004)
- Poems of Blaga Dimitrova (co-translated with Heather McHugh)
Trivia
- On May 13, 2012, he fell 160 feet into a crevasse while skiing near Whistler, British Columbia, but was rescued unscathed.
- He was married to poet Heather McHugh from 1987 to 2010.