The North-American poet Robert Pinsky gives a lecture at the Faculty of Philology
On Monday 9 March, at 12.30 p.m., the North-American poet Robert Pinsky gives a lecture and reads some poems included in his latest book Ginza Samba, in the room 103 at the Faculty of Philology of the UB. The Consulate General of the United States in Barcelona and the Department of English and German of the UB have invited him to the University.
On Monday 9 March, at 12.30 p.m., the North-American poet Robert Pinsky gives a lecture and reads some poems included in his latest book Ginza Samba, in the room 103 at the Faculty of Philology of the UB. The Consulate General of the United States in Barcelona and the Department of English and German of the UB have invited him to the University.
Robert Pinsky (New Jersey, 1940) is one the most foremost poets and literary critics in the United States. He has written more than twenty poetry books and essays, edited several poetry collections, and translated Danteʼs Inferno. His latest book, Ginza Samba, is a bilingual English-Spanish poetry collection.
Pinsky has received several awards, for example the Lifetime Achievement Award given by the PEN American Center, and the Poet Laureate for three consecutive years (1997-2000). Appointed poetry consultant at the Library of the Congress, he set up The Favorite Poem, a project to boost the role of poetry in the daily life of North-American people.
Pinsky has been professor of humanities, literature and creative writing at several North-American higher education institutions, such as the University of California in Berkeley, Boston University, Harvard University and the Wellesley College.
A great example of his popularity in the United States is his participation in an episode of the 13th season of The Simpsons, in which he provided the voice for his character.