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Sarah O'Brien

サラ・オブライアン

Sarah O'Brien

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Poet
Active Years
2000-

Awards

Cleveland State University Poetry Center First Book Finalist
2008
Work: Catch Light
Organization: Cleveland State University
Result: 最終候補
National Poetry Series
2008
Work: Catch Light
Organization: National Poetry Series
Result: 選出(選考者: デイヴィッド・シャピロ)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Catch Light

2009 Poetry

A collection of poems that treats everyday observation and memory, emphasizing sound and imagery in contemporary verse.

everyday lifememorynature and the city
Translations
  • Originally published in English (Catch Light)

Bibliography

  • Catch Light (Coffee House Press, 2009)
  • Ryoko Sekiguchi, Heliotropes (La Presse Books) — translated into English by Sarah O'Brien

Translations by Author

  • Ryoko Sekiguchi — Heliotropes (translated into English by Sarah O'Brien)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
contemporary poetrylanguage-experimental, image-focused
Recurring Motifs
memorynatureurban landscapes

Legacy

An American contemporary poet recognized for her debut collection and translation work. Her poems have appeared in literary journals and reached international readers through translations and anthologies.

Trivia

  • Work has appeared in the journal Eleven Eleven.
  • Selected for the National Poetry Series in 2008.