W. S. Di Piero
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William Simone Di Pierois an American poet, translator, essayist, and educator. He has published ten collections of poetry and five collections of essays in addition to his translations. In 2012 Di Piero received theRuth Lilly Poetry Prizefor his lifetime achievement; in making the award,Christian Wimannoted, "He’s a great poet whose work is just beginning to get the wide audience it deserves."[1]
Life[edit]
He grew up in South Philadelphia in an Italian-American working-class neighborhood, attendedSt. Joseph's Collegein Philadelphia and received a master's degree fromSan Francisco State Universityin 1971.
He taught atLouisiana State University,andNorthwestern University.[2]In 1982, he joinedStanford University.[3][4]He is an art critic,[5]and curated a photography exhibit ofJonathan Elderfield.[6]
His work appeared inAGNI,[7]Ploughshares,[8]andTriquarterly.[citation needed]
He lives in San Francisco.[9][10]
Awards[edit]
- 2012Ruth Lilly Poetry Prizefor lifetime achievement.[1]
- 2008California Book Award.Gold medal forChinese Apples: New and Selected Poems.[11]
- 1998–2001Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fundgrant.[12]
- 1996Academy of American PoetsRaiziss/de Palchi Translation Award.Book prize forThis Strange Joy: Selected Poems of Sandro Penna.
- 1985Guggenheim Fellowship.
- Ingram Merrill Fellowship.
- National Endowment for the Artsgrant.[11]
Works[edit]
Poetry collections[edit]
- The Complaints.Carnegie Mellon University Press; February 15, 2019
- The Man on the Water.MadHat Press; December 15, 2016
- Nitro Nights.Copper Canyon Press.2011.ISBN978-1-55659-380-2.
- Chinese Apples: New and Selected Poems.Knopf. 2007.ISBN978-0-307-26538-8.
- Brother Fire.Random House, Inc.2006.ISBN978-0-375-71049-0.
- Skirts and Slacks.Alfred A. Knopf.2001.ISBN978-0-375-41153-3.
- Shadows Burning.Northwestern University Press.1995.ISBN978-0-8101-5019-5.
- The Restorers.University of Chicago Press.1992.ISBN978-0-226-15347-6.
- The Dog Star.University of Massachusetts Press.1990.ISBN978-0-87023-704-1.
- Early Light.University of Utah Press.1985.ISBN978-0-87480-189-7.
- The Only Dangerous Thing.Elpenor Books. 1984.ISBN978-0-931972-06-5.
- The First Hour.Abattoir Editions. 1982.
- Country of Survivors: Poems.Eric B. Rasmussen Publishing. 1974.
Journal contributions[edit]
- ""Pacific Surfliner" Now Arriving San Diego ".Poetry.March 2008.
- "The Invention of Photography".Three Penny Review.Winter 2009.
- "New Year's Eve at Dave and Sheila's".The Cortland Review.November 1999.
- "Mowers".The New Criterion.April 2004.
- "The fruits of the sea".The New Criterion.November 2006.
- "Overlooking Lake Champlain".Ploughshares.Winter 2006–07. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-05-28.
- "Raven".Poetry Northwest.5 December 2008.
Translations[edit]
- Sinisgalli, Leonardo(1982).The Ellipse: Selected Poems of Leonardo Sinisgalli.Princeton University Press.
- Penna, Sandro(1982).This Strange Joy: Selected Poems of Sandro Penna.Translator W. S. Di Piero.Ohio State University Press.ISBN0-8142-0328-0.
- Euripides(1996). Peter Burian (ed.).Ion.Translator W. S. Di Piero.Oxford University PressUS.ISBN978-0-19-509451-0.
- Leopardi, Giacomo(2005).Pensieri.Translator W. S. Di Piero. Il Merlo Press.ISBN978-0-9759823-6-5.
Essays[edit]
- Fat: New and Uncollected Prose.Carnegie Mellon University Press; November 7, 2020
- City Dog,Northwestern University Press, 2009.
- Shooting the Works: On Poetry and Pictures.Northwestern University Press. 1996.ISBN978-0-8101-5052-2.
- Out of Eden: Essays on Modern Art.University of California Press.1991.ISBN978-0-585-28070-7.
- Memory and Enthusiasm: Essays, 1975-1985.Books on Demand. 1989.ISBN978-0-608-02527-8.
- "Pollock on Paper".Three Penny Review.Spring 2007.
- "Gots Is What You Got".Three Penny Review.Fall 1994.
Anthologies[edit]
- Jamaica Kincaid,Robert Atwan,ed. (1995).The best American essays.Houghton Mifflin.ISBN978-0-395-69184-7.
W. S. Di Piero.
- David Foster Wallace;Robert Atwan,eds. (2007).Best American Essays.Houghton Mifflin Company.ISBN978-0-618-70927-4.
References[edit]
- ^ab"W.S. Di Piero Awarded 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize".The Poetry Foundation. April 17, 2012.
- ^"Writers in Residence - Fall Quarter 2000".Center for the Writing Arts - Northwestern University.Retrieved2016-07-16.
- ^"Contemporary Italian American Writing".Italian American Writers.Retrieved2016-07-16.
- ^"Faculty".Stanford University Department of English.RetrievedMar 21,2021.
- ^"Exhibition Notes by W. S. Di Piero".The New Criterion.Retrieved2016-07-16.
- ^"Jonathan Elderfield".CUE Art Foundation.Archived fromthe originalon February 24, 2009.Retrieved2016-07-16.
- ^"AGNI Online: Author W S di Piero".Boston University.Retrieved2016-07-16.
- ^"W. S. Di Piero".Poetry Foundation.Retrieved2016-07-16.
- ^"W.S. Di Piero | Directory of Writers".Poets & Writers.18 April 2000.Retrieved2016-07-16.
- ^ab"Stanford Report: Honors & Awards".Stanford University. May 14, 2008.
- ^Award and dates verified using the searchable database at"The Wallace Foundation Grantees Database".The Wallace Foundation.Retrieved2012-04-28.
Further reading[edit]
- Domini, John (March–April 2008). "John Domini reviewsChinese Apples: New and Selected Poems".American Book Review.Not available online.
- Rodden, John (1996)."The Translator as Geologist: W. S. Di Piero'sQuest for Recognitions".Translation Review.50.
- Teicher, Craig Morgan (April 10, 2007)."On the Road with W. S. Di Piero".Publishers Weekly.Retrieved2012-04-30.Question and answer session.
- Chinese Apples: Poems by W.S. Di PieroAugust 27, 2008,TheLeonard LopateShow:WNYC
- W.S. Di Piero,August 17, 2001,Morning Edition:NPR
Online poetry[edit]
- "The Invention of Photography".The Threepenny Review.Winter 2009.
- "W. S. Di Piero".The Poetry Foundation.22 June 2021.Links to several poems and articles by Di Piero.
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