After nearly 40 years as a professor, he began a new career writing poems and translating classics. He won a National Book Award when he was 86. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-11-11 18:29:17 UTC ]
In 2013, I corresponded with David Ferry by phone to conduct a wide-ranging interview on his poetry, translations, and literary life. He had just won the National Book Award for Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations and was still at work on Virgil’s Aeneid which he published in 2018. Today,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-05 09:48:44 UTC ]
The 2012 National Book Awards were held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on November 14, with prizes going to William Alexander for Goblin Secrets (Young People’s Literature), David Ferry for Bewilderment (Poetry), Katherine Boo for Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Nonfiction), and Louise... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Book Awards were given to writers Louise Erdrich and first-time author Katherine Boo in the fiction and nonfiction categories, respectively, while William Alexander and David Ferry were awarded the young people's literature and poetry prizes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]