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第2回（1980年 第3回開催） Winner
Robert Peterson
ロバート・ピーターソン
Robāto Pītāson
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1924-01-01 （Denver, Colorado, U.S.）
- 死没
- 2000-09-21 （Fairfax, California, U.S.） 76歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- San Francisco (raised at the Fielding Hotel) → Portland, Oregon (writer-in-residence at Reed College) → Taos, New Mexico → San Francisco Bay Area (founded Black Dog Press) → Fairfax, California (later residence)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, publisher, artist, writer-in-residence
- 活動期間
- 1950年〜2000年
- 所属
- Reed College (writer-in-residence, 1969–1971), Willamette University (writer-in-residence, 1991–1992), Black Dog Press (founder)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | — | United States |
| San Francisco State College | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of California, Berkeley
国:
United States
Graduate (year not specified)
San Francisco State College
国:
United States
Studied there (details not specified)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | National Poetry Series | Leaving Taos | — | National Poetry Series (organizers) | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship | — | — | Amy Lowell Trust | 受賞 |
| 1965 | National Endowment for the Arts (grant) | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 助成 |
National Poetry Series
1981
対象作品:
Leaving Taos
主催:
National Poetry Series (organizers)
結果:
受賞
Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship
1972
主催:
Amy Lowell Trust
結果:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts (grant)
1965
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
助成
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Home for the Night
1962年 Poetry collectionAn early collection of poems blending everyday imagery with personal memories.
memoryeveryday lifenight
The Binnacle: Poems
1967年 Poetry collectionA collection using nautical metaphors to explore existence and direction.
journeyexistencemetaphor
Lone Rider
1976年 Poem / PoetryA long poem depicting a solitary traveler, containing Western motifs.
solitudetravelthe American West
Leaving Taos
1981年 Poetry collectionPoems dealing with experiences in Taos, movement, and loss of belonging. Winner of the National Poetry Series.
sense of placemovementbelonging
The Only Piano Player in La Paz
1985年 Poetry collectionA collection portraying cultural fragments through foreign settings and personal observation.
foreignnessobservationculture
All the Time in the World
1996年 Poetry collectionA later collection addressing time, memory, and layers of everyday life.
timememoryeveryday life
全著作
- Home for the Night, Amber House Press, 1962
- The Binnacle: Poems, Lillabulero Press, 1967
- Lone Rider: Poem, The Dingo Press, 1976
- Leaving Taos, Harper & Row, 1981
- The Only Piano Player in La Paz, Black Dog Press, 1985
- All the Time in the World, Small Press Distribution, 1996
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyrical and concise stylestrong emphasis on sense of placeimage-driven expression using metaphor and observation
- 頻出モチーフ
- home and placetravel and movementmemorynature and landscape
評価・遺産
Robert Peterson was a widely anthologized American poet known for poems with a strong sense of place centered on the West Coast and New Mexico. His papers are held at the University of California, Santa Cruz. As founder of the small Black Dog Press, he contributed to local literary activity.
資料所蔵先
- University of California, Santa Cruz (Robert Peterson Papers)
豆知識
- Spent his childhood at the Fielding Hotel in San Francisco.
- Founded Black Dog Press in the Bay Area.
- Served as writer-in-residence at Reed College and Willamette University.
- His papers are held at the University of California, Santa Cruz.