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第10回（2020年） Winner
Richard Georges
リチャード・ジョージ
Richard Georges
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1982-01-01 （Port of Spain, Trinidad）
- 国籍
- British Virgin Islands
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- British Virgin Islands (raised and resides)
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Academic, College President, Editor
- 活動期間
- 2010年〜
- 所属
- H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (President), MOKO: Caribbean Arts & Letters (Founding Editor)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Kamau Brathwaite, Derek Walcott, Dionne Brand
- ノミネート
- OCM Bocas Prize (longlist 2019)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University | College of Arts and Sciences | English | B.A. (English) | — | United States |
| Aberystwyth University | — | Creative Writing | M.A. (Creative Writing) | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Sussex | — | Creative and Critical Writing | Ph.D. (Creative and Critical Writing) | — | United Kingdom |
Texas Christian University
College of Arts and Sciences
/ English
学位:
B.A. (English)
国:
United States
Aberystwyth University
Creative Writing
学位:
M.A. (Creative Writing)
国:
United Kingdom
University of Sussex
Creative and Critical Writing
学位:
Ph.D. (Creative and Critical Writing)
卒業年:
2017
国:
United Kingdom
PhD thesis: "Charting the sea in Caribbean poetry: Kamau Brathwaite, Derek Walcott, Dionne Brand, Alphaeus Norman, Verna Penn Moll, and Richard Georges."
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Poet Laureate of the British Virgin Islands | — | — | Government of the British Virgin Islands | 任命 |
| 2020 | OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature | Epiphaneia | 詩（部門賞）および総合賞 | Bocas Lit Fest / OCM | 受賞（詩部門および総合賞） |
| 2017 | Forward Prizes for Poetry (Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection) | Make Us All Islands | 最優秀初詩集（ショートリスト） | Forward Arts Foundation | ショートリスト |
| 2018 | Forward Prizes for Poetry (Highly Commended) | Giant | Highly Commended | Forward Arts Foundation | 高い評価（Highly Commended） |
Poet Laureate of the British Virgin Islands
2020
主催:
Government of the British Virgin Islands
結果:
任命
OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature
2020
対象作品:
Epiphaneia
部門:
詩（部門賞）および総合賞
主催:
Bocas Lit Fest / OCM
結果:
受賞（詩部門および総合賞）
Forward Prizes for Poetry (Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection)
2017
対象作品:
Make Us All Islands
部門:
最優秀初詩集（ショートリスト）
主催:
Forward Arts Foundation
結果:
ショートリスト
Forward Prizes for Poetry (Highly Commended)
2018
対象作品:
Giant
部門:
Highly Commended
主催:
Forward Arts Foundation
結果:
高い評価（Highly Commended）
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Make Us All Islands
2017年 PoetryA collection of poems that weaves the sensual textures of the sea with Caribbean history and memory, addressing personal and communal histories as well as contemporary events such as storms and the climate crisis.
seaislandsmemoryclimate crisis
Giant
2018年 PoetryA further exploration of the relationship between sea, self and community. The collection received high commendation from the Forward Prizes.
seacommunitytraumapolitical history
Epiphaneia
2019年 PoetryPublished in 2019, this collection engages with hurricanes, natural disaster and the violent histories of the Caribbean while seeking forms of renewal. It won the poetry category and the overall OCM Bocas Prize.
stormsrenewalhistorical violencesea
全著作
- Make Us All Islands (2017)
- Giant (2018)
- Epiphaneia (2019)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Rich, image-driven depictions of the seaMusical and rhythmic elements influenced by rap and lyrical formsA critical engagement with historical and political themes
- 頻出モチーフ
- seaislandsstorms/hurricanesmemory and intergenerational inheritancetraces of colonialism
評価・遺産
Richard Georges, appointed the first Poet Laureate of the British Virgin Islands, is recognized as a leading voice in Caribbean literature. His collection 'Epiphaneia' won the OCM Bocas Prize, marking him as a significant contemporary Caribbean poet.
大衆文化への影響
- TEDxTortola talk "The power of poetry"
引用
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I found myself falling in love with images and rhyme and would find parallels between writers like Walcott and Eliot with lyrical rappers like Nas and Eminem.
出典: Forward Arts Foundation (profile/interview)
豆知識
- Appointed the first Poet Laureate of the British Virgin Islands.
- Serves as President of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College.
- Founding editor of MOKO: Caribbean Arts & Letters.