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Susan Mitchell

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Susan Mitchell

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1944-01-01 (New York City, New York, United States)
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Grew up in New York City → Boca Raton, Florida (residence)

経歴

職業
Poet, Essayist, Translator, Professor
活動期間
1970年〜
所属
Middlebury College (faculty), Northeastern Illinois University (faculty), Florida Atlantic University (Mary Blossom Lee Endowed Chair in Creative Writing, current)
ノミネート
National Book Award finalist (Rapture)

学歴

Wellesley College
English Literature
学位: B.A.
国: United States
B.A. in English literature
Georgetown University
English/Humanities
学位: M.A.
国: United States
M.A.
Columbia University (PhD student)
English/Comparative Literature
国: United States
PhD coursework / student (degree completion unclear)

受賞歴

Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
1993
対象作品: Rapture
主催: Kingsley Tufts Foundation
結果: 受賞
Lannan Literary Award for Poetry
1992
部門: Poetry
主催: Lannan Foundation
結果: 受賞
NEA Literature Fellowship in Poetry
1982
主催: National Endowment for the Arts
結果: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1992
主催: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果: 受賞
National Book Award (finalist)
1992
対象作品: Rapture
主催: National Book Foundation
結果: 最終候補

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Erotikon

2001年 Poetry

A collection of poems exploring sensuality, desire, and the body, employing rhythmic language and vivid imagery.

sensualitydesirethe bodymemory

Rapture

1992年 Poetry

A lyrically personal collection that addresses a wide range of themes; winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and a National Book Award finalist.

lovelossecstasymemory

The Water Inside the Water

1983年 Poetry

An early collection that uses images of water and nature to explore connections between inner life and the external world.

waternatureinner lifetransformation

全著作

  • Erotikon
  • Rapture
  • The Water Inside the Water

作風・主題

文体
lyrical and imagisticfocus on linguistic rhythm and soundsensory and symbolic expression
頻出モチーフ
waterbirdsthe bodymemorydesire

評価・遺産

Susan Mitchell is a highly regarded American contemporary poet whose publication in major journals, inclusion in anthologies, and receipt of multiple fellowships have influenced the literary field. She has also contributed as an educator.

資料所蔵先

  • Library of Congress (recording/hosting of poems)

大衆文化への影響

  • Included in Poetry 180 and sometimes used in educational settings

引用

  • (excerpt) Memory passes quietly through us.
    出典: Poem / collection (specific source unclear)

豆知識

  • Her poems have appeared in major magazines such as The New Yorker and The Atlantic
  • Rapture won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and was a National Book Award finalist