James Scully (born 1937,
New Haven, Connecticut
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) is an American
poet
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. Died 12/11/20.
Biography
Scully attended Roman Catholic grammar and high schools. He was a beneficiary of the
post–World War II economic expansion
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, including tuition-free access to a local teachers college. In 1964, supported by a National Defense Fellowship, he received a Ph.D. from the
University of Connecticut
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Recently he published a journal of impressions, incorporating historical information following a visit to the
former Yugoslavia
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. This was published originally in
Serbian
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translation. Azul Editions published the English language text: ''Vagabond Flags: Serbia & Kosovo'' (2009).
''Angel in Flames: Selected Poems & Translations 1967-2011'' is the most recent of eleven books of poems. A collection of critical essays, ''Line Break: Poetry As Social Practice'' (1988) was reissued in 2005 with a foreword by
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Cecile Rich ( ; May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century", and was credited with bringing "the ...
. The many translations and co-translations include
Aeschylus
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' ''
Prometheus Bound
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'' (1975) with C J Herington, “The Complete Plays of Sophocles” (2011) with Robert Bagg, various Latin American texts plus
Quechua
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*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
texts or songs teased from Spanish translations. He was the founding editor of the ''Art on the Line'' series published by
Curbstone Press: booklets of essays and interviews by 20th century artists and writers speaking to where their art and their social engagement interact.
Awards
* Winner of the 1967
Lamont Award for "The Marches".
* recipient of a
1973 Guggenheim Fellowships. "Santiago Poems".
* Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
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Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship (Rome, Italy 1962 - 1963)
* ''Quechua Peoples Poetry'', Winner of the 1977 Islands & Continents Translation Award
* Jenny Taine Memorial Award
Bookbuilders of Boston Awardfor book cover design (“Apollo Helmet” 1983)
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California State University, Chico
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has named a poetry reading series for him.
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Works
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Poetry
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* ''Boxcars'' (Azul Editions 2006)
* ''Words Without Music'' (Privately Printed limited edition 2004)
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* ''Communications'' (with Grandin Conover, Poetry Signature Six, The Massachusetts review, 1970)
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Essays
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References
External links
* "James Scully," Poetry Foundation. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/james-scully
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University of Connecticut faculty
American male poets
1937 births
Living people