James Scully (poet) explained
James Scully (born 1937, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American poet. 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, 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.[1]
Recently he published a journal of impressions, incorporating historical information following a visit to the former Yugoslavia. This was published originally in Serbian 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. The many translations and co-translations include Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound (1975) with C J Herington, “The Complete Plays of Sophocles” (2011) with Robert Bagg, various Latin American texts plus Quechua 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
Works
Poetry
- Book: Angel in Flames. Smokestack Books. 2011. 978-0-9564175-8-9 .
- Book: Oceania. Azul Editions. 2008. 978-1-885214-51-5 .
- Book: Donatello's Version. Curbstone Press. 2007. 978-1-931896-31-3 .
- Boxcars (Azul Editions 2006)
- Words Without Music (Privately Printed limited edition 2004)
- Book: Raging Beauty: Selected Poems. 1994. Azul Editions. 978-0-9632363-7-1 .
- Book: Apollo Helmet. registration. Curbstone Press. 1983. 978-0-915306-39-8 .
- Book: Apollo Helmet. Curbstone Press. 1983. 978-0-915306-38-1.
- Book: May day. 1980. Minnesota Review Press. 978-0-936484-00-6.
- Book: Scrap Book. 1977. Ziesing Brothers. 978-0-917488-03-0.
- Book: Santiago Poems. 1975. Curbstone Press. 978-0-915306-21-3.
- Book: Avenue of the Americas. 1971. University of Massachusetts Press . 978-0-87023-099-8 .
- Communications (with Grandin Conover, Poetry Signature Six, The Massachusetts review, 1970)
- Book: The Marches. 1967. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Translations
- Book: Complete Plays of Sophocles. Sophocles. 2011. Harper Perennial. 978-0-06-202034-5 .
- Book: De Repente / All Of A Sudden. Teresa de Jesus. 1979. Maria A. Proser and Arlene Scully .
- Book: Quechua Peoples Poetry. 1977. Curbstone Press. 978-0-915306-09-1. Maria A. Proser .
- Book: Prometheus Bound. Aeschylus. 1975. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-506165-9. C. J. Herington, James Scully.
Essays
- Book: Vagabond Flags. 2009. Azul Editions. 978-1-885214-53-9 .
- Book: Line Break:Poetry as Social Practice. Curbstone Press. 2005. 978-1-931896-18-4 .
- Book: Modern Poetics, a.k.a. Modern Poets on Modern Poetry. 1965 . McGraw-Hill.
External links
- "James Scully," Poetry Foundation. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/james-scully
Notes and References
- [University of Connecticut]
- Web site: James Laughlin Award - Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More . 2009-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090423114721/http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/109 . 2009-04-23 . dead .
- Web site: Student Announcements: October 21, 2007 - October 27, 2007 Archives . www.csuchico.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071112113013/http://www.csuchico.edu/pa/studentannounce/archives/2007/10/21-week/ . 2007-11-12.