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Marilyn Nelson Waniek (geboren am 26. April 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio) ist eine amerikanische Lyrikerin, Kinderbuchautorin, Übersetzerin und Literaturwissenschaftlerin.[1]

Leben und Wirken

Als Kind in einer Militärbasis aufgewachsen, fing sie schon in der Grundschule mit ersten schriftstellerischen Versuchen an. Sie erhielt ihren Bachelor an der Universität von Kalifornien in Davis, 1970 ihren Master an der Universität von Pennsylvania und 1979 ihren Doktor der Philosophie an der Universität von Minnesota.[2] Von 2001 bis 2006 war sie Poeta Laureatus des Bundesstaates Connecticut.[3]

Einzelwerke

• Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World, Dial Books, 2009, Illustrator Jerry Pinkney, ISBN 9780803731875
• The Freedom Business: Including A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa. Front Street, 2008, ISBN 978-1-932425-57-4.
• A Wreath for Emmett Till, Illustrator Philippe Lardy, Houghton Mifflin, 2005, ISBN 978-0-618-39752-5.
• The Cachoeira Tales, and Other Poems. Louisiana State University Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-8071-3064-3.
• Fortune’s Bones: The Manumission Requiem (Front Street, 2004, notes and annotations by Pamela Espeland)
• Carver, a Life in Poems, Front Street, 2001, ISBN 978-1-886910-53-9
• The Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems. Louisiana State University Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0-8071-2175-7.
• Magnificat. Louisiana State University Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-8071-1921-1.
• The Homeplace. Louisiana State University Press, 1990, ISBN 978-0-8071-1641-8.
• Mama's Promises. Louisiana State University Press, 1985, ISBN 978-0-8071-1250-2.
• For the Body, Louisiana State University Press, 1978, ISBN 978-0-8071-0464-4
• She-Devil Circus (Aralia Press, 2001)
• Triolets for Triolet (Curbstone Press, 2001)
• Partial Truth (The Kutenai Press, 1992)

Gemeinschaftswerke

• The Freedom Business: Connecticut Landscapes Through the Eyes of Venture Smith (Lyme Historical Society, Florence Griswold Museum, 2006, illustrated by American paintings from the Florence Griswold Museum)
• Miss Crandall’s School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color, with Elizabeth Alexander, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, Wordsong, 2007, ISBN 978-1-59078-456-3.
• Pemba’s Song : A Ghost Story (Scholastic Press, 2008, with Tonya Hegamin)
• The Cat Walked Through the Casserole (Carolrhoda Books, 1984, with Pamela Espeland, various illustrators)

Übersetzungen

• The Ladder by Halfdan Rasmussen (translated from Danish, Candlewick, 2006, illustrated by Pierre Pratt)
• The Thirteenth Month by Inge Pedersen (translated from Danish, Oberlin College Press, 2005)
• Hecuba by Euripedes, in Euripedes I, Penn Greek Drama Series (translated from earlier English translations, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998)
• Hundreds of Hens and other poems for children by Halfdan Rasmussen (translated from Danish, Black Willow Press, 1982, with Pamela Espeland, illustrations by D.M. Robinson)

Kinderbücher

• Snook Alone, Candlewick Press, 2010, Illustrator Timothy B. Ering|Timothy Basil Ering, ISBN 978-0-7636-2667-9
• Beautiful Ballerina (Scholastic Press, 2009, photographs by Susan Kuklin), ISBN 978-0-545-08920-3
• The Ladder by Halfdan Rasmussen (Candlewick, 2006)
• The Cat Walked Through the Casserole (Carolrhoda Books, 1984)
• Hundreds of Hens and other poems for children by Halfdan Rasmussen (Black Willow Press, 1982, with Pamela Espeland, illustrations by D.M. Robinson)

Weitere Preise und Ehrungen

• 1992 Anisfield-Wolf Award
• 1998 Poets' Prize
• 2001 Boston Globe-Hornbook Award
• 2005 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

Weblinks

• Author's Booking Agent: Blue Flowers Arts > Author Page > Marilyn Nelson Bio
• Library of Congress Online Catalog > Marilyn Nelson
• Audio: NPR: Poetry > Marilyn Nelson Reading A Wreath for Emmett Till
• Video: Library of Congress > Webcasts: Marilyn Nelson Reading at the Bookfest '03
• Interview: National Book Foundation > Archives > Interview with Marilyn Nelson by Diane Osen
• Author's Booking Agent: Blue Flowers Arts > Author Page > Marilyn Nelson Bio

Einzelnachweise

1. Von 1978 bis 1994 schrieb sie ihre Bücher unter dem Namen Marilyn Nelson. , abgerufen am 30. Juli 2018.
2. Academy of American Poets > Marilyn Nelson Biography
3. Author's Booking Agent: Blue Flowers Arts > Author Page > Marilyn Nelson Bio (Memento des Originals vom 1. Januar 2009 im Internet Archive)  Info: Der Archivlink wurde automatisch eingesetzt und noch nicht geprüft. Bitte prüfe Original- und Archivlink gemäß Anleitung und entferne dann diesen Hinweis.@1@2Vorlage:Webachiv/IABot/www.blueflowerarts.com

Personendaten
NAME	Waniek, Marilyn
ALTERNATIVNAMEN	Waniek, Marilyn Nelson (vollständiger Name)
KURZBESCHREIBUNG	amerikanische Lyrikerin, Kinderbuchautorin, Übersetzerin und Literaturwissenschaftlerin
GEBURTSDATUM	26. April 1946
GEBURTSORT	Cleveland, Ohio

На других языках

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- [de] Marilyn Waniek

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[en] Marilyn Nelson

Marilyn Nelson (born April 26, 1946) is an American poet, translator, and children's book author. She is a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, and the former poet laureate of Connecticut,[1] She is a winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature, and the Frost Medal. From 1978 to 1994 she published under the name Marilyn Nelson Waniek.[2] She is the author or translator of over twenty books and five chapbooks of poetry for adults and children. While most of her work deals with historical subjects, in 2014 she published a memoir, named one of NPR's Best Books of 2014, entitled How I Discovered Poetry.[3][4][5]

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[fr] Marilyn Nelson

Marilyn Nelson connue également sous le nom de Marilyn Nelson Waniek, née le 6 avril 1946 à Cleveland dans l'État de l'Ohio (États-Unis), est une poète, traductrice, auteure de livres pour la jeunesse et professeur d'université afro-américaine.

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