PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2004) Winner
Peter Cole
ピーター・コール
Pītā Kōru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-01-01 （Paterson, New Jersey）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Hebrew, Arabic (as translation source)
- Residence History
- Jerusalem → New Haven, Connecticut → Paterson, New Jersey
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, editor, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1981-
- Affiliations
- Yale University (visiting/part-time lecturer), Wesleyan University (visiting artist), Middlebury College (visiting)
- Influenced By
- medieval Hebrew poets, Hebrew and Arabic literary traditions, Harold Bloom (critic/mentor figure)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Hampshire College | — | — | — | — | United States |
Williams College
Country:
United States
Hampshire College
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | MacArthur Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2007 | National Jewish Book Award | The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain, 950–1492 | 詩 | Jewish Book Council | 受賞 |
| 2012 | John Frederick Nims Prize | — | — | Poetry Magazine | 受賞 |
| 2010 | American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2004 | PEN Translation Fund Grant | — | — | PEN American Center | 受賞 |
| 2004 | PEN Award for Poetry in Translation | — | — | PEN | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | TLS Translation Prize | — | — | Times Literary Supplement | 受賞 |
| — | MLA Scaglione Prize for Translation | — | — | Modern Language Association | 受賞 |
MacArthur Fellowship
2007
Organization:
MacArthur Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Jewish Book Award
2007
Work:
The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain, 950–1492
Category:
詩
Organization:
Jewish Book Council
Result:
受賞
John Frederick Nims Prize
2012
Organization:
Poetry Magazine
Result:
受賞
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature
2010
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2002
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN Translation Fund Grant
2004
Organization:
PEN American Center
Result:
受賞
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
2004
Organization:
PEN
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
TLS Translation Prize
Organization:
Times Literary Supplement
Result:
受賞
MLA Scaglione Prize for Translation
Organization:
Modern Language Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Sophie Brody Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2012) Winner
Works
Major Works
Rift
1989 PoetryCole's first book of poems, collecting his early poetic work.
selftraditiontranslatability
Hymns & Qualms
1997 PoetryA collection of poems engaging religious and ethical questions alongside personal troubles.
religionmoralitysuffering and solace
What is Doubled: Poems 1981-1998
2005 Poetry (selected)A selected collection of poems from 1981 to 1998.
memorytranslationthe city
Things on Which I've Stumbled
2008 PoetryA poetry collection that includes prose-poems and fragmentary pieces.
the everydayfragmentationobservation
The Invention of Influence
2014 Poetry (including long dramatic poem)Includes an extended dramatic poem about Vienna psychoanalyst Victor Tausk and explores the figure of influence in literary tradition.
influencepsychoanalysistradition
Hymns & Qualms: New and Selected Poems and Translations
2017 Poetry (selected and new)A collection of new and selected poems and translations; widely praised by critics.
translationspiritualitymusicality
The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain, 950–1492
2007 Edited anthology / translation (literary history)An anthology and translation of medieval Hebrew poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain, with scholarly and poetic commentary.
medieval Hebrew poetryinterfaith exchangepoetic history
Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza
2011 NonfictionCoauthored with Adina Hoffman, a narrative nonfiction account of the discovery and significance of the Cairo Geniza manuscripts.
archival discoveryJewish studiesthe story of discovery
Bibliography
- Rift (1989)
- Hymns & Qualms (1997)
- What is Doubled: Poems 1981-1998 (2005)
- Things on Which I've Stumbled (2008)
- The Dream of the Poem (2007)
- Sacred Trash (2011) (with Adina Hoffman)
- The Invention of Influence (2014)
- Hymns & Qualms: New and Selected Poems and Translations (2017)
- On Being Drawn (2019) (with Terry Winters)
- Draw Me After (2022)
Translations by Author
- Selected Poems of Shmuel HaNagid
- Selected Poems of Solomon Ibn Gabirol
- Translations of Aharon Shabtai
Translations of Works
- English translations of medieval Hebrew poetry (The Dream of the Poem)
- Translations of contemporary Hebrew and Arabic poetry
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- prosodically attentive style with strong attention to form and soundintellectual engagement with classical and medieval poeticsapproach that treats poetry and translation as points on a single spectrum
- Recurring Motifs
- religiosity and spiritualitytradition and influenceMiddle Eastern / Mediterranean landscapestranslation and doubleness
Legacy
Peter Cole is acclaimed as a poet and translator, especially for his translations of medieval Hebrew poetry and contemporary Hebrew and Arabic poetry. A MacArthur Fellow and recipient of major prizes, he has served as a bridge for Hebrew poetry in the English-speaking world.
Academic Societies
- Poetry Society of America (organization associated with recognition)
Archives
- Yale LUX / Yale collections (related materials)
- Library of Congress authority files
Quotes
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At heart, the same activity carried out at different points along a spectrum.
Source: The Paris Review (interview) (2015)
Trivia
- Married to writer Adina Hoffman (co-author).
- Moved to Jerusalem in 1981 and has divided time between Jerusalem and New Haven.
- Notable for the anthology The Dream of the Poem on medieval Hebrew poetry.