Although he is also committed to novel creation, he is mainly famous for his poems. Many poets have influenced strand's poetry, including Wallace Stevenson and Borges. His poems are calm and clear, and there is no lack of depth and penetration into language. Many of his works are surreal. On the one hand, they are committed to imitating dreams, on the other hand, they are keen to introduce everyday pictures. Like a prism placed between fiction and fact, his poems are transparent and complicated.
The Paradox of Self: Double Consciousness in mark strand's Poems
Abstract: This paper analyzes the double consciousness and alienation of self in the poems of American poet mark strand, and probes into the poet's concern about the living conditions of modern people. Strand belongs to American neo-surrealism and is deeply influenced by Latin American poetry and novels. His poems are good at tapping the subconscious, dreamy and distinctive.
Keywords: self-alienation, surreal double consciousness paradox
Mark strand (1934) was born in Prince Edward Island. He studied at Antioch College with a bachelor's degree in literature, and then studied fine arts at Yale University. 1962 received a master's degree in literature from the University of Iowa. He spent a year as a Fulbright scholar in Italy and then taught at the University of Iowa for three years. From 65438 to 0965, he worked as a Fulbright lecturer in a Brazilian university for one year, engaged in research and was deeply influenced by contemporary Latin American poets. Strand moved a lot and taught in many American universities, including Columbia University, Princeton University, Harvard University and Utah University. Now he is a professor at the University of Chicago. He has published poems such as Sleeping with One Eye Open (1964), Reasons for Moving (1968), Darker (1970), Story of Our Life (1973) and Late. Ten books including Dark Harbor (1993) and A Blizzard (1998, 1999 won Pulitzer Prize). There are many volumes such as 199 1 America's Best Poetry. There are translations of Family Travel by Brazilian poet Carlos drummond de andrade and Insomnia of Owl by Spanish poet Rafael Albiti. He wrote three monographs on painting, real art, william bailey and Huo Po. In addition, the novel Baby Couple (1985) and three children's books were published. 1990, strand was elected as American Poet Laureate. In 2004, he was awarded the Wallace Stevens Prize by the American Poets Society with a prize of100000 USD.
Mark strand caught my attention when I translated Contemporary American Poets: American Poetry after 1940. As a famous poet with outstanding achievements, he only modestly chose his own short poem "Keeping Things Complete" in that collection of poems. When many poets are puzzled by the plight of fewer and fewer readers of poetry, his answer in an interview immediately turns this question into a false question-"The readers of poetry are actually increasing and changing. Many people were interested in poetry for a while, then they fell behind, lost interest and became interested in other things. But there are always new people to join. Readers can't interfere with me. I don't believe that poetry is for everyone any more than I believe that stew is for everyone. Poetry is a must. It takes some time to get used to it, an "introduction" period. Only those who are willing to work hard for it can really benefit from poetry. No, the lack of readers doesn't bother me. Some poets have 100,000 readers, but I don't believe that so many people can really read poetry. If I have so many readers, I will start to feel that there is something wrong with my poems. " Gone are the days when the artistic level was judged by the total weight of readers. Strand is a respectable poet, but he also has his own heroes, including James Merrill ("no one has that ability") and the late Joseph Brodsky. For several years, strand sent a New Year card to broschi every year. "I never know whether he received my card or not, because he never wrote back. Later when he came to America, I met him. I introduced myself as the author of those greeting cards. To my surprise, he recited a poem I sent him line by line. I knelt down and kissed his trouser legs. "