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Edition 6 (1994) Winner
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Edition 9 (1997) Winner
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Edition 12 (2000) Winner
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Edition 18 (2006) Winner
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Edition 30 (2018) Winner
Seymour Mayne
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Seymour Mayne
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-05-18 （Montreal, Quebec, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Montreal, Quebec → Ottawa, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- author, editor, translator, creative writing professor
- Active Years
- 1965-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Ottawa, University of British Columbia, Concordia University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of La Laguna
- Influenced By
- A.M. Klein, Rachel Korn
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | J.I. Segal Award | — | — | J.I. Segal Fund | winner |
| — | Canadian Jewish Book Award | — | — | Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards | winner (5 times) |
| — | American Literary Translators Association Poetry Translation Award | — | — | American Literary Translators Association | winner |
| 2009 | Louis Rosenberg Canadian Jewish Studies Distinguished Service Award | — | — | Association for Canadian Jewish Studies | winner |
| 2003 | The Capital Educators' Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Excellence in Education Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Professor of the Year in the Faculty of Arts | — | — | Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa | winner |
J.I. Segal Award
1974
Organization:
J.I. Segal Fund
Result:
winner
Canadian Jewish Book Award
Organization:
Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards
Result:
winner (5 times)
American Literary Translators Association Poetry Translation Award
Organization:
American Literary Translators Association
Result:
winner
Louis Rosenberg Canadian Jewish Studies Distinguished Service Award
2009
Organization:
Association for Canadian Jewish Studies
Result:
winner
The Capital Educators' Award
2003
Result:
winner
Excellence in Education Prize
2005
Result:
winner
Professor of the Year in the Faculty of Arts
2010
Organization:
Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ricochet: Word Sonnets
2004 PoetryInnovative collection in the unique new 'miniature' form of the word sonnet.
human dimensionimmigrant and outsider experiencejoy in adversitytraditionhistory
Translations
- French
- Hebrew
- Spanish
- Romanian
- Russian
- Turkish
Cusp: Word Sonnets
2014 PoetryCollection of word sonnets.
human dimensionhistory
Translations
- Mandarin
- Russian
- Turkish
September Rain
2005 PoetrySelected poems 1980-2005.
natureemotion
Translations
- French
The Old Blue Couch and Other Stories
2012 Short fictionCollection of Canadian short stories.
everyday lifehuman relations
Translations
- Spanish
- Hebrew
- Romanian
- French
Bibliography
- Tiptoeing on the Mount
- Manimals
- Mouth
- Name
- The Impossible Promised Land
- Children of Abel
- Killing Time
- The Song of Moses and Other Poems
- Dragon trees: poems
- Ricochet: Word Sonnets
- September Rain
- Cusp: Word Sonnets
- The Old Blue Couch and Other Stories
Translations by Author
- Burnt Pearls: Ghetto Poems of Abraham Sutzkever
- Night Prayer and Other Poems by Melech Ravitch
- In Your Words: Translations from the Yiddish and the Hebrew
Translations of Works
- Translations into many languages (French, Hebrew, Spanish, etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- innovator of the word sonnetemphasis on the human dimensiontranslation of immigrant experience
- Recurring Motifs
- immigrant and outsider experiencefinding joy in adversitylinking with tradition and concern with history
Legacy
Prominent figure in Jewish Canadian literature, innovator of the word sonnet form, translator of over seventy books, and longtime professor at University of Ottawa.
Academic Societies
- Association for Canadian Jewish Studies
Archives
- Library and Archives Canada, Seymour Mayne Fonds
Trivia
- Father arrived in Canada as a refugee after World War I.
- Mother entered Canada days before World War II broke out.
- Has sustained Ottawa's literary and artistic community for over three and a half decades.