Brookline poet david ferry wins national book award wbur. David ferry wins this years national book award in poetry for his collection bewilderment. He won the national book award for poetry for his 2012 collection. Frank bidart accepts the 2017 national book award for poetry full speech.
The twoway of the names announced by the national book foundation, four will. Poet david ferry reads from his collection bewilderment, which won last years. The national book foundation convened wednesday night to present its prestigious awards for the best in books for 2017. The national book award winners for 2017 are here, and youre going to want to read them all. All week long, paperback paris will be covering the longlist for the 2017 national book awards. The passionate nature and originality of ferry s prosodic daring works astonishing transformations that. He was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences in 1998, was awarded the ruth lilly poetry prize for lifetime achievement in 2011 and won the 2012 national book award for poetry for bewilderment. David ferry s new poems, in their grace and profundity, spiritual wisdom and utilitarianism, reach toward immortality, and may achieve it. He was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences in 1998, was awarded the ruth lilly poetry prize for lifetime achievement in 2011, and won the 2012 national book award for poetry for bewilderment. That evening at dinner by the last few times we saw her it was clear by the last few times we saw her it was clear the academy of american poets is the largest membershipbased nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets. To read david ferrys bewilderment is to be reminded that poetry of the highest order can be made by the.
Earlier this week, we shared the lists in the categories of young peoples literature and poetry. June 17th, 3 pm, david ferry, acclaimed translator and. And now it has been translated by our very best living translator from latin, poet david ferry. Earlier today, the national book foundation announced the longlist for the 2017 national book award for young peoples literature ypl. Ferry s short, sparse lyrics are as perfectly and simply composed as japanese haikua rare accomplishment in poetry written in english. In 2012, david ferry capped a long career as a poet with a national book award, given in honor of his book. Among his many honors are the ruth lilly poetry prize for lifetime achievement, the harold morton landon translation award, the lenore marshall prize from the academy of american poets, the john simon guggenheim foundation fellowship, and the ingram merrill award. Ninetythreeyearold david ferry was in his 80s when he started translating the aeneid. These four books just won the literary equivalent of the. June 10, 2018 june 7, 2018 by new england poetry club. David ferrys most recent book is a translation of virgils aeneid university of chicago, 2017. These are the quiet, careful poems of the crafts master, singing about the human condition as casually and ferociously as it is lived. David ferry won the national book award in his 80s. In 2012, david ferry capped a long career as a poet with a national book award, given in honor of his book bewilderment.
First awarded in 1950, the national book awards recognize the best of american literature. New poems and translations 2012, won the national book award for poetry. Ferry s translations, which include some of the worlds major works of poetry are known for their fluency and grace. This week, the new yorker will be announcing the longlists for the 2017 national book awards. In addition to his lauded translations of the odes of horace and virgils the eclogues, georgics, and the aeneid, among other works. Lilly poetry prize for lifetime achievement in 2011, and won the 2012 national book award for poetry for bewilderment. He has published eight collections of his poetry and a volume of literary criticism.
The award recognizes one book written by a us citizen and published in the us from december 1 to november 30. Poet david ferry on writing verse, winning awards at 88. The passionate nature and originality of ferry s prosodic daring works astonishing transformations that take your breath away. In 2012, at 88, he won the national book award for poetry for his collection bewilderment. Algonquin books workman publishing more about this book. He won the national book award for poetry for his 2012 collection bewilderment. National book award winner breathes life into aeneid, a. David ferry was born in 1924 in orange, new jersey.
David ferry wins national book award by harriet poetry. New poems and translations heres a brief writeup, including a live stream of the ceremony, via galleycat. June 17th, 3 pm, david ferry, acclaimed translator and winner of the national book award, will read at the longfellow housewashingtons headquarters national historic site. Twelve years in the making, and this is how national book award winning poet david ferry rates his translation, out this september, of virgils aeneid. Jeffrey brown profiles david ferry, a poet concerned with making connections to classical literature. David ferry must have had something up his sleeve when he called his book strangers, because his is a poetry of intimacy and familiarity. Check back later in the week for nonfiction and fiction.
In addition to his lauded translations of the odes of horace and virgils the. Poet david ferry at the national book awards, 2012 unless, that is, he is unlucky in his editor. The national book foundation winnowed the list of contenders for its literary prize to just 20. Ferry was recently honored with the ruth lilly poetry prize as well as the national book award. In fact, he was in the middle of the most ambitious poetic project of his life. The twoway the national book foundation winnowed the list of contenders for its literary prize to just 20 or five finalists each. The aeneidthat 10,000line, 2,000yearold epic poem in twelve books singing imperial romes mythic origins in the travails and triumph of one man, aeneas, trojan hero second only to hector. Bidart has now been nominated for all the major awards, and has won many of them, including this years national book award in poetry for this staggering. National book awards 2017 national book foundation. Poet david ferry who will be reading as part of hunters distinguished writers series on october 23 was recently shortlisted for the national book award in poetry for his latest collection bewilderment. David ferry is the author of a number of books of poetry and has translated several works from classical languages. Here are the finalists for the 2017 national book awards. This years panel of judges for the longlist for poetry.
To read david ferrys bewilderment is to be reminded that poetry. Salamander magazine a magazine for poetry, fiction. David ferry is the author of a number of books of poetry and has translated several. At the 2017 national book awards, jesmyn ward won her second prize in the fiction category for sing, unburied, sing and celebrated russian journalist masha gessen took home the nonfiction trophy.
Poet david ferry shortlisted for the national book award. Yesterday, we shared the longlist in the category of young peoples literature. To read david ferry s bewilderment is to be reminded that poetry of the highest order can be made by the subtlest of means. Acclaimed poettranslator david ferry s latest collection, bewilderment, is an odd collection, in that the authors poems on the experiences of advanced age he is now 88 years old and his various translations from the latin. At the 68th national book awards, held at cipriani new york in lower manhattan on wednesday night, politics were again front and center in the publishing world. These are the quiet, careful poems of the crafts master, singing about the human condition as casually and. Winner of the national book award in 2012 for his collection bewilderment, ferry has. Poet and translator, david ferry, is the recipient of the national book award, the lenore marshall poetry prize, and the harold morton landon translation award, among other honors the academy of american poets is the largest membershipbased nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets.
Poet david ferry reads from his collection bewilderment. The national book awards presented annually in the usa, by the national book foundation, to recognize achievements in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young peoples literature. The national book foundation accepts nominations from publishers until june 15, requires mailing nominated books to the panelists by august 1, and announces five finalists in october. Poet david ferry at the national book awards, 2012. The national book foundation convened wednesday night. Thomas wyatts good luck was that he was 15 years dead when, in 1557, he was the star of richard tottels songes and sonettes. Winner of the national book award in 2012 for his collection bewilderment, ferry has long been lauded for his translations, among them virgils ecloguesbut it wasnt until 2006, at the age of 82, that he embarked on the monumental task of. Bewilderment, new poems and translations university of chicago, 2012 won the national book award. National book award winner what sup from your favorite university presses, november 16, 2012 yale press log on november 16, 2012 at 7. Benway, bidart, gessen, and ward win 2017 national book awards. The aeneid by david ferry and virgil 2017, hardcover for. This week, the new yorker is announcing the longlists for the 2017 national book awards. Poet david ferry reads from his collection bewilderment, which won last years national book award for poetry. New poems and translations is the winner of the 2012 national book award.
He was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences in 1998, was awarded the ruth lilly poetry prize for lifetime achievement in 2011, and won the 2012 national book award for poetry. David ferry photo by stephen ferry david ferry of massachusetts yesterday won the 2012 national book award in poetry for his book. Two of this years longlisted authors are previous national book award. David ferry poet and translator, david ferry, is the recipient of the national book award, the lenore marshall poetry prize, and the harold morton. Ferry received the award at a ceremony in new york on november 14. Come and hear david read from this collection and answer. David ferry poet david ferry is an american poet, translator, and educator. Current and previous winners of the national book awards. David ferry is an acclaimed american poet, professor, and translator. It is administered by the national book foundation and recognizes american authors annually in four categories, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young peoples literature. David ferry is an american poet, translator, and educator. The national book award winners for 2017 are here, and you.
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