Anne Carson

Anne Carson

CM
Anne Carson; CM
Born	June 21, 1950 (age 74); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Poet; essayist; translator; classicist; professor;
Nationality	Canadian
Education	University of Toronto; (BA, MA, PhD);
Period	1979–present
Genre	Poetry; essay; translation;
Notable works	Eros the Bittersweet; Autobiography of Red; Men in the Off Hours; The Beauty of the Husband; Red Doc;
Notable awards	Lannan Literary Award; Guggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellowship; Griffin Poetry Prize (twice); T. S. Eliot Prize; Member of the Order of Canada; Princess of Asturias Award;
Spouse	Robert Currie

Anne Carson CM (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor. She was born in Toronto.

Carson has taught classics, comparative literature, and creative writing at universities across the United States and Canada since 1979, including McGill, Michigan, NYU, and Princeton.

Carson published more than twenty books of writings and translations. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2005 for her works to Canadian letters.

Works

Eros the Bittersweet (1986)^[1]
Short Talks (1992)^[2]
Glass, Irony, and God (1995)^[3] – includes "The Glass Essay"
Plainwater (1995)^[4]
Autobiography of Red (1998)^[5]
Economy of the Unlost (1999)^[6]
Men in the Off Hours (2000)^[7]
The Beauty of the Husband (2001)^[8]
Decreation (2005)^[9]
Nox (2010)^[10] – incorporates translation of Catullus 101
Antigonick (2012)^[11] – version of Antigone by Sophocles
Red Doc> (2013)^[12] – follow-up to Autobiography of Red
Nay Rather (2013)^[13]
The Albertine Workout (2014)^[14]
Float (2016)^[15]
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy (2019)^[16] – version of Helen by Euripides

Related pages

List of poets from North America

References

↑ Carson, Anne (1986). Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780608027401.
↑ — (1992). Short Talks. London, Ontario: Brick Books. ISBN 978-1-77131-342-1.
↑ — (1995). Glass, Irony, and God. New York: New Directions. ISBN 978-0-8112-1302-8.
↑ — (1995). Plainwater: Essays and Poetry. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-679-43178-0.
↑ — (1998). Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-375-40133-4.
↑ — (1999). Economy of the Unlost (Reading Simonides of Keos with Paul Celan). Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-03677-2.
↑ — (2000). Men in the Off Hours. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-375-40803-8.
↑ — (2001). The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780375408045.
↑ — (2005). Decreation: Poetry, Essays, Opera. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-1-4000-4349-1.
↑ — (2010). Nox. New York: New Directions. ISBN 978-0-8112-1870-2.
↑ — (2012). Antigonick (Sophokles). New York: New Directions. ISBN 9780811219570.
↑ — (2013). Red Doc>. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307960597.
↑ — (2013). Nay Rather. London: Sylph Editions (with the Center for Writers and Translators at the American University of Paris); The Cahiers Series, Number 21. ISBN 978-1-90963103-8.
↑ — (2014). The Albertine Workout. New York: New Directions [Poetry Pamphlet #13]. ISBN 978-0-8112-2317-1.
↑ — (2016). Float. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-1-101-94684-8.
↑ — (2019). Norma Jeane Baker of Troy. London: Oberon Books. ISBN 9781786827616.

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[1] Carson, Anne (1986). Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780608027401.

[2] — (1992). Short Talks. London, Ontario: Brick Books. ISBN 978-1-77131-342-1.

[3] — (1995). Glass, Irony, and God. New York: New Directions. ISBN 978-0-8112-1302-8.

[4] — (1995). Plainwater: Essays and Poetry. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-679-43178-0.

[5] — (1998). Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-375-40133-4.

[6] — (1999). Economy of the Unlost (Reading Simonides of Keos with Paul Celan). Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-03677-2.

[7] — (2000). Men in the Off Hours. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-375-40803-8.

[8] — (2001). The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780375408045.

[9] — (2005). Decreation: Poetry, Essays, Opera. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-1-4000-4349-1.

[10] — (2010). Nox. New York: New Directions. ISBN 978-0-8112-1870-2.

[11] — (2012). Antigonick (Sophokles). New York: New Directions. ISBN 9780811219570.

[12] — (2013). Red Doc>. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307960597.

[13] — (2013). Nay Rather. London: Sylph Editions (with the Center for Writers and Translators at the American University of Paris); The Cahiers Series, Number 21. ISBN 978-1-90963103-8.

[14] — (2014). The Albertine Workout. New York: New Directions [Poetry Pamphlet #13]. ISBN 978-0-8112-2317-1.

[15] — (2016). Float. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-1-101-94684-8.

[16] — (2019). Norma Jeane Baker of Troy. London: Oberon Books. ISBN 9781786827616.

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Anne Carson CM
Born	(1950-06-21) June 21, 1950 (age 74) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Poet essayist translator classicist professor
Nationality	Canadian
Education	University of Toronto (BA, MA, PhD)
Period	1979–present
Genre	Poetry essay translation
Notable works	Eros the Bittersweet Autobiography of Red Men in the Off Hours The Beauty of the Husband Red Doc
Notable awards	Lannan Literary Award Guggenheim Fellowship MacArthur Fellowship Griffin Poetry Prize (twice) T. S. Eliot Prize Member of the Order of Canada Princess of Asturias Award
Spouse	Robert Currie