American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第41回（2020年） Winner
Staceyann Chin
ステイシーアン・チン
Suteishiian Chin
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1972-12-25 （Saint James Parish, Jamaica）
- 国籍
- Jamaica, United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Jamaica (born) → Brooklyn, New York City, United States
経歴
- 職業
- poet, writer, performance artist, political activist
- 活動期間
- 1998年〜
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Chicago People of Color Slam (winner) | — | — | Chicago People of Color Slam | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Lambda Poetry Slam (winner) | — | — | Lambda (poetry slam) | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Drama Desk Award | — | — | Drama Desk | 受賞 |
| 2020 | American Book Awards | Crossfire: A Litany for Survival | — | Before Columbus Foundation (American Book Awards) | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Equality Forum Icons (LGBTQ History Month) | — | — | Equality Forum | 選出 |
| 2008 | Safe Haven Award | — | — | Immigration Equality | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Human Rights Campaign Power of the Voice Award | — | — | Human Rights Campaign | 受賞 |
Chicago People of Color Slam (winner)
1999
主催:
Chicago People of Color Slam
結果:
受賞
Lambda Poetry Slam (winner)
1998
主催:
Lambda (poetry slam)
結果:
受賞
Drama Desk Award
2003
主催:
Drama Desk
結果:
受賞
American Book Awards
2020
対象作品:
Crossfire: A Litany for Survival
主催:
Before Columbus Foundation (American Book Awards)
結果:
受賞
Equality Forum Icons (LGBTQ History Month)
2015
主催:
Equality Forum
結果:
選出
Safe Haven Award
2008
主催:
Immigration Equality
結果:
受賞
Human Rights Campaign Power of the Voice Award
2007
主催:
Human Rights Campaign
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir
2009年 memoir / non-fictionAn autobiographical memoir exploring growing up in Jamaica, immigration, sexuality and family relationships.
identityimmigrationfamilysexuality
Crossfire: A Litany for Survival
2019年 poetry (spoken-word)A collection of poems that intersects political themes and personal experience, questioning oppression and survival with an activist voice.
political resistancehuman rightsgender and sexualitymotherhood
Wildcat Woman
1998年 chapbook / poetryAn early chapbook presenting pieces that formed the basis for her performance poetry.
self-expressionanger and humorfemininity
全著作
- The Other Side of Paradise (2009)
- Crossfire: A Litany for Survival (2019)
- Wildcat Woman (chapbook, 1998)
- Stories Surrounding My Coming (chapbook, 2001)
- Catalogue the Insanity (chapbook, 2005)
翻案
- Subject of documentary film 'A Mother Apart' (2024)
作風・主題
- 文体
- performance poetry / spoken-word driven, candid and powerful voiceactivist-oriented expression
- 頻出モチーフ
- identitymotherhoodimmigrant experiencesexualitypolitical resistance
評価・遺産
Staceyann Chin is an activist poet and writer who has amplified themes of LGBTQ rights, immigration and motherhood through spoken-word and performance poetry, and is regarded as an important voice in contemporary performance poetry.
引用
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To watch Chin perform is to watch the very essence of poetry manifested: her performances are imperfect, volatile and beautiful. Chin becomes the poetry.
出典: Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam (2008) (2008年)
豆知識
- Appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show discussing struggles growing up gay in Jamaica.
- Announced pregnancy in 2011 and gave birth to a daughter via IVF in 2012.
- Known for involvement in Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on Broadway (Tony-nominated production).
- Named one of 31 Icons for LGBTQ History Month by Equality Forum in 2015.
- Winner of an American Book Award in 2020 for 'Crossfire' (2019).