PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2007) Winner
Steve Dalachinsky
スティーブ・ダラチンスキー
Suteibu Darachinsukī
Aliases:
Steven Donald Dalachinsky
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-09-29 （Brooklyn, New York）
- Died
- 2019-09-16 （Long Island, New York） age 72
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brooklyn (Midwood) → Manhattan (Soho)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1960-2019
- Affiliations
- Knitting Factory, Poetry Project, Vision Festival
- Influenced By
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, Ezra Pound, Delmore Schwartz, Federico Garcia Lorca, William Blake, Charles Gayle
- Nominations
- 2015 Pushcart Prize nomination
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwood High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Brooklyn College | — | — | — | 短期間在籍 | United States |
| Pratt Institute | — | Art | — | 18ヶ月 | United States |
Midwood High School
Country:
United States
Graduated
Brooklyn College
Period:
短期間在籍
Country:
United States
Briefly attended
Pratt Institute
Art
Period:
18ヶ月
Country:
United States
Took art lessons for 18 months
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | French Ministry of Culture | 受賞 |
| — | Franz Kafka Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Acker Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | The Final Nite & Other Poems | — | PEN Oakland | 受賞 |
| 2019 | IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award (Poetry Silver) | Where Day and Night Become One | Poetry | IBPA | 銀賞 |
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Organization:
French Ministry of Culture
Result:
受賞
Franz Kafka Prize
Result:
受賞
Acker Award
Result:
受賞
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2007
Work:
The Final Nite & Other Poems
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
受賞
IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award (Poetry Silver)
2019
Work:
Where Day and Night Become One
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
IBPA
Result:
銀賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Where Day and Night Become One
2018 PoetryPoetry collection from trips to Paris (1983-2017)
FranceDreamsPoetic imagery
A Superintendent’s Eyes
PoetryPoems about his time as a superintendent in Soho
Daily lifeLaborHuman relations
The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook
2006 PoetryPoems written while listening to Charles Gayle
JazzImprovisationSocial critique
Bibliography
- Quicksand
- The Invisible Ray
- Lautreamont's Laments
- Dream Book
- In Glorious Black and White
- St. Lucie
- Are We Not MEN & Fake Book
- Trial and Error in Paris
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SpontaneousNon-linearImage transformation
- Recurring Motifs
- JazzSocio-political angstHuman disappointmentAbstract art
Health
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Stroke2019Cause of death
Legacy
Downtown New York City poet active in free jazz, music, and art scenes, known for collaborations with musicians.
In Popular Culture
- Influenced by Beat poetry
Quotes
-
I’m a poet – or let’s put it more succinctly – what I’ve done for the better part of my life – besides complain and be rude to people – is write poetry.
Source: Interview (2016) -
snowflowers breathe into my face i am stuck like the hands of 2 lovers circling
Source: A Superintendent’s Eyes
Trivia
- Wrote poems while listening to Charles Gayle for 19 years.
- Kicked out of Hebrew school for wearing a cross.
- Married to painter and poet Yuko Otomo.