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第19回（1997年 第3回開催） Winner
Robert Gibb
ロバート・ギブ
Robāto Gibbu
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1946-09-05 （Homestead, Pennsylvania）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Homestead, Pennsylvania → Amherst, Massachusetts → Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
経歴
- 職業
- poet, university professor
- 活動期間
- 1976年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Poets concerned with regional industrial culture and working-class traditions
- 影響を与えた人物
- Contemporary Pittsburgh-area poets and regional writers
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | — | — | BFA | 1967–1971 | United States |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | — | — | MFA | 1972–1974 | United States |
| Lehigh University | — | — | MA | 1974–1976 | United States |
| Lehigh University | — | — | Ph.D. | 1976–1986 | United States |
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
学位:
BFA
期間:
1967–1971
卒業年:
1971
国:
United States
Bachelor of Fine Arts
University of Massachusetts Amherst
学位:
MFA
期間:
1972–1974
卒業年:
1974
国:
United States
Master of Fine Arts
Lehigh University
学位:
MA
期間:
1974–1976
卒業年:
1976
国:
United States
Master of Arts
Lehigh University
学位:
Ph.D.
期間:
1976–1986
卒業年:
1986
国:
United States
Doctor of Philosophy
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | National Poetry Series | The Origins of Evening | Open Competition | National Poetry Series | Winner |
National Poetry Series
1997
対象作品:
The Origins of Evening
部門:
Open Competition
主催:
National Poetry Series
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Whale Songs
1976年 PoetryAn early collection exploring images of nature and voice.
naturevoicememory
The Margins
1979年 PoetryA collection addressing boundaries and the margins of experience.
marginspersonal history
Fugue for a Late Snow
1993年 PoetryPoems that depict late-winter scenes and overlapping time with a musical structure.
timeseasonsmemory
The Origins of Evening
1998年 Poetry (part of the Homestead Trilogy)Winner of the National Poetry Series; the starting volume of a long poetic cycle probing Pittsburgh's industrial history and working-class culture.
industrial declineworking-class lifesense of place
The Burning World
2004年 PoetryContains poems related to the Homestead Trilogy, depicting intersections of industrial landscapes and personal history.
urban memoryindustrial landscapes
World Over Water
2007年 PoetryConcludes the Homestead Trilogy; regarded as a major contribution to Pittsburgh poetry.
rivers and cityinheritance of memory
What the Heart Can Bear: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1979–1993
2009年 Poetry (selected)A selected and uncollected poems volume covering 1979–1993.
private historyimagery
Momentary Days
1989年 PoetryA collection of poems depicting fleeting memories and moments.
ephemeralitymemory
全著作
- Whale Songs
- The Margins
- The Names of the Earth in Summer
- The Winter House
- Entering Time
- A Geography of Common Names
- Momentary Days
- Fugue for a Late Snow
- The Origins of Evening
- The Burning World
- World Over Water
- What the Heart Can Bear: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1979–1993
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical yet narrative long-form poemsregional realismmusical and structural sensibility
- 頻出モチーフ
- steel mills and industrial landscapesMonongahela River (rivers)workers and family memoryruins and traces of time
評価・遺産
Robert Gibb, known for his Homestead Trilogy, is regarded as an important regional voice for poetically recording and interrogating Pittsburgh's industrial culture.
大衆文化への影響
- Often cited within the context of Pittsburgh regional literature
引用
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Poet Robert Gibb's 'The Homestead Trilogy' ... takes its place alongside 'The Homewood Trilogy' in the canon of Pittsburgh literature.
出典: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (review by Peter Oresick) (2007年)
豆知識
- Won the 1997 National Poetry Series Open Competition for The Origins of Evening.
- The Homestead Trilogy is a nearly 100-poem cycle focused on Pittsburgh's industrial history and culture.
- First poetry collection: Whale Songs (1976).