Griffin Poetry Prize ぐりふぃんししょう
第2回(2002年)
PoetryTranslationCanadianInternational
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2名An experimental work of constraint poetry that assigns one chapter to each of the five vowels. Drawing on Oulipo, it turns linguistic restriction into play and craft, pushing the possibilities of English to an extreme.
Each chapter is built on a single vowel, remaking the contours of English.
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constraint poetryunivocalic writingphonetic playlinguistic experiment
A long sequence of interconnected poems in which self-observation, anger, dream diary, and urban life intersect. It explores the experience of living in Paris as a woman and as a poet through language that is sharp yet humorous.
Rebellion becomes not just a subject but the shape of thought itself.
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linked poemsself-scrutinywomen's experienceParisian daily life