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第9回（1987年 第5回開催） Winner
William Olsen
ウィリアム・オルセン
William Olsen
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- Omaha, Nebraska
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Park Forest, Illinois → Kalamazoo, Michigan
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Professor
- 活動期間
- 1988年〜
- 所属
- Western Michigan University, Vermont College (MFA Program)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Bread Loaf Fellowship | — | — | Bread Loaf Writers' Conference | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | The Nation/Discovery Award | — | — | The Nation | 受賞 |
| — | Texas Institute of Arts Award | — | — | Texas Institute of Arts | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2005
主催:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果:
受賞
Bread Loaf Fellowship
主催:
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
結果:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
主催:
National Endowment for the Arts
結果:
受賞
The Nation/Discovery Award
主催:
The Nation
結果:
受賞
Texas Institute of Arts Award
主催:
Texas Institute of Arts
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
TechnoRage
2017年 PoetryA poetry collection addressing technology, contemporary life, and encounters with nature; notable for formal experimentation and vivid imagery.
technologynatureidentity
Sand Theory
2011年 PoetryA collection of poems meditating on memory, landscape, and loss.
memorylandscapeloss
Avenue Of Vanishing
2007年 PoetryAn imagistic collection depicting vanishing scenes and presences, characterized by formal precision and linguistic tension.
vanishinglandscapetime
Trouble Lights
2002年 PoetryA collection exploring everyday unease and lights that illuminate darkness.
darknesseveryday lifelight
Vision of a Storm Cloud
1996年 PoetryA volume of poems using storms and natural forces as motifs to intersect personal and universal perspectives.
stormsnatureintrospection
The Hand of God and a Few Bright Flowers
1988年 PoetryAn early collection weaving religious imagery with attentive details of daily life.
religioneveryday lifeimagery
Infinity (poem)
2004年 Poem (magazine)A poem published in a magazine addressing infinity and blurred boundaries.
infinityboundaries
全著作
- The Hand of God and a Few Bright Flowers (1988)
- Vision of a Storm Cloud (1996)
- Trouble Lights (2002)
- Avenue Of Vanishing (2007)
- Sand Theory (2011)
- TechnoRage (2017)
- Poem "Infinity" (Ploughshares, 2004)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Imagist-driven poetryCondensed language and formal experimentationClear metaphors with attention to sound
- 頻出モチーフ
- Nature and weatherVanishing landscapesReligious and mythic imagery
評価・遺産
William Olsen is a significant contemporary American poet and educator who has mentored many poets through his university teaching. He has published multiple collections with mid-sized presses and is recognized for his imagistic style; he has also influenced the poetry community in Michigan.
豆知識
- Born in Omaha, Nebraska; raised in Park Forest, Illinois.
- Teaches at Western Michigan University and in the Vermont College MFA program.
- Received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005.
- Poems and essays have appeared in many literary journals (The Nation, The New Republic, Paris Review, etc.).