Hello
Gentle Reader
Anne
Carson is a giant of intellectual superiority in the literary world; while
remaining one of its best kept secrets. Those who know of Anne Carson often refer
to her with cultish allure and air. As if she is an esoteric oracle, beckoning forth
the ancient and the present. With a strong scholarly background in Classical
Studies, as well as a keen and unique eye for poetry and essay; and then
combining all three, she certainly meets the otherwise otherworldly ethereal
image conjured by critics and readers. Her experimental form, and hybrid pastiches
have often caused the ire of other poets, proclaiming that Anne Carson is not a
poet—they didn’t know what she was in lieu of—but she was not a poet. Despite their
adamant protests, she became critically recognized and categorized as a poet. Perhaps
because what else could she be? Her works are not fiction. They are preoccupied
with the nebulous and spectral land of emotion, fragmented thought, and
experience. They are not essaying either,
they reject the notion of prose. All the while they appear more concrete, more
engaged then poetry is supposed to be. All the while, Anne Carson rejects the poet’s
indecisive nature, and maintains continued unity through each of her collections
continually exploring her intellectual curiosity, while rejecting poetries
general preoccupations and confines. Therefore, Anne Carson is referred to as
one of the most imaginative poets of the late Twentieth Century and Twenty
First Century. The jury of the Price Asturias Award praised Anne Carson for her
intellectual solvency, her dedication to keeping the classics alive, and her
resolve in continually securing humanities as not an outdated study, but a perspective
and lens in which to review and reflect on the modern and times. Praise should be given to Anne Carson’s
dedication to her fluid and malleable form. One that defies poetry and essay,
but maintains the emotional resonance of one, and the intellectual dedication
of the other.
Congratulations
Anne Carson, the award is well deserved!
Thank-you
For Reading Gentle Reader
Take
Care
And
As Always
Stay
Well Read
M.
Mary
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