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第17回（2007年） Winner
Will Alexander
ウィル・アレキサンダー
Will Alexander
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
経歴
- 職業
- poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, visual artist
- 活動期間
- 1972年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Bob Kaufman, Octavio Paz, Aimé Césaire (Negritude), Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo, Negritude movement
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles | BA (English & Creative Writing) | English and Creative Writing | BA | 1968–1972 | United States |
University of California, Los Angeles
BA (English & Creative Writing)
/ English and Creative Writing
学位:
BA
期間:
1968–1972
卒業年:
1972
国:
United States
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jackson Poetry Prize | — | — | Poets & Writers | winner |
| 2014 | American Book Award | Singing in Magnetic Hoofbeat: Essays, Prose Texts, Interviews and a Lecture 1991–2007 | — | Before Columbus Foundation | winner |
| 2002 | California Arts Council Fellowship | — | — | California Arts Council | recipient |
| 2001 | Whiting Fellowship for Poetry | — | — | Whiting Foundation | recipient |
Jackson Poetry Prize
2016
主催:
Poets & Writers
結果:
winner
American Book Award
2014
対象作品:
Singing in Magnetic Hoofbeat: Essays, Prose Texts, Interviews and a Lecture 1991–2007
主催:
Before Columbus Foundation
結果:
winner
California Arts Council Fellowship
2002
主催:
California Arts Council
結果:
recipient
Whiting Fellowship for Poetry
2001
主催:
Whiting Foundation
結果:
recipient
受賞・候補エディション
American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第34回（2013年） Winner
Jackson Poetry Prize
1回登壇
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第10回（2016年） Winner
作品
代表作
Singing in Magnetic Hoofbeat: Essays, Prose Texts, Interviews and a Lecture 1991–2007
2012年 essays / proseA prose anthology of essays, texts, interviews and a lecture that gathers Alexander's poetic and philosophical reflections.
surrealisminterior discoverylanguage and metaphysics
The Sri Lankan Loxodrome
2009年 long poems / poetryA collection featuring a long poem and several short poems characterized by vivid imagery and a sense of cosmic isolation.
dense imagerycosmic isolation
Compression & Purity
2011年 poetryA collection of poems employing symbolic and dense imagery, exploring layers of sound and meaning in language.
sonority of languagealchemical metamorphosis
Divine Blue Light (for John Coltrane)
2022年 poetryA poetic homage to John Coltrane that attempts to intertwine music and poetic expression.
music-poetry fusiontribute and hymn
全著作
- Vertical Rainbow Climber (1987)
- Arcane Lavender Morals (1994)
- The Stratospheric Canticles (1995)
- Asia & Haiti (1995)
- Above the Human Nerve Domain (1998)
- Towards the Primeval Lightning Field (1998; revised ed. 2014)
- Exobiology as Goddess (2004)
- Sunrise In Armageddon (2006)
- The Sri Lankan Loxodrome (2009)
- Compression & Purity (2011)
- Diary As Sin (2011)
- Singing in Magnetic Hoofbeat (2012)
- Across the Vapour Gulf (2017)
- The Combustion Cycle (2021)
- Refractive Africa (2021)
- Divine Blue Light (for John Coltrane) (2022)
作風・主題
- 文体
- surreal and experimental styledense, metaphor-rich language and wordplayphilosophical and metaphysical reflection
- 頻出モチーフ
- cosmic isolationalchemical metamorphosismateriality of languagereferences to music (notably jazz)
評価・遺産
Will Alexander has made a significant mark on contemporary American poetry through his symbolic and experimental writing. Frequently described as surreal, his work explores poetic language, intersects with music, and reflects pan-cultural influences. He has received multiple awards and is highly regarded in the poetry community.
資料所蔵先
- PennSound (sound recordings of Will Alexander's verse)
大衆文化への影響
- Poetic homage to John Coltrane (intersection with music)
引用
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His work is frequently described as surreal, characterized by a powerful mix of metaphor and sophisticated language.
出典: Poetry Foundation (2017) (2017年)
豆知識
- Won the Jackson Poetry Prize in 2016.
- Received the American Book Award in 2014 for Singing in Magnetic Hoofbeat.
- Earned a BA in English and creative writing from UCLA in 1972.
- Sound recordings of his poetry are archived at PennSound.