Gratiaen Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2007) Winner
Vivimarie Vanderpoorten
ヴィヴィマリー・ヴァンダーポールテン
Vivimarie Vanderpoorten
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Kandy, Sri Lanka
- Nationality
- Sri Lankan
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, University Lecturer
- Active Years
- 2007-2024
- Affiliations
- Open University of Sri Lanka
- Influenced By
- Kamala Das, Margaret Atwood, Maya Angelou, Anne Sexton, Sharon Olds
- Nominations
- Gratiaen Prize 2016 shortlist (Borrowed Dust manuscript)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kelaniya | — | English | BA | — | Sri Lanka |
| University of Ulster | — | English Language, Literature, and Linguistics | MA, PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Kelaniya
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
Sri Lanka
University of Ulster
English Language, Literature, and Linguistics
Degree:
MA, PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Gratiaen Prize | Nothing Prepares You | 詩 | Gratiaen Trust | 受賞 |
| 2009 | SAARC Poetry Award | — | 詩 | Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature | 受賞 |
| 2011 | State Literary Award | — | 英語詩 | — | 受賞（Ramya Chamalie Jirasingheと共有） |
| — | Godage Award | Borrowed Dust | 英語詩 | — | 受賞 |
Gratiaen Prize
2007
Work:
Nothing Prepares You
Category:
詩
Organization:
Gratiaen Trust
Result:
受賞
SAARC Poetry Award
2009
Category:
詩
Organization:
Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature
Result:
受賞
State Literary Award
2011
Category:
英語詩
Result:
受賞（Ramya Chamalie Jirasingheと共有）
Godage Award
Work:
Borrowed Dust
Category:
英語詩
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nothing Prepares You
2007 poetryFirst collection of poems addressing personal and political themes.
genderraceclasslovelossviolencejoy
Translations
- Sinhalese, Spanish, Nepalese, Swedish
Translations by Author
- Speechless is the River (trans. from Sinhala, 2023)
- To Untouchables (trans. from Sinhala, 2024 shortlisted for Vidarshana Prize)
Translations of Works
- Published in India, Bangladesh, Mexico, Sweden, UK
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- gentle, reflective minimalismgood command of rhyme and rhythmeconomy of utterance
- Recurring Motifs
- feminismaftermath of Sri Lanka's Civil Wargender issues
Legacy
Important voice in Sri Lankan English poetry, taught in universities and featured in GCE A/L syllabus.
Quotes
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nothing prepares you is a remarkable first book which announces the entry of a very talented poet onto the stage of Sri Lankan creative writing in English.
Source: Neloufer de Mel -
gentle, reflective minimalism which touches the soul
Source: Dr. Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda
Trivia
- Belgian and Sinhala ancestry
- Appeared at Galle Literary Festival 2011
- Published in journals like sugar mule and postcolonial text