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Aram Saroyan (born September 25, 1943) is an American poet, novelist, biographer, memoirist and playwright, who is especially known for his minimalist poetry, famous examples of which include the one-word poem "lighght" and a one-letter poem comprising a four-legged version of the letter "m". There has been a resurgence of interest in his work in the 21st century, evidenced by the publication in 2007 of several previous collections reissued together as ''Complete Minimal Poems''. == Life and work == Saroyan was born in New York City.〔(''The Brautigan Archives,'' "Aran Saroyan (b. 1943)" ), accesses June 13, 2007〕 His parents were playwright and author William Saroyan and actress Carol Grace and his sister was actress Lucy Saroyan. He is the father of Strawberry and Cream Saroyan. He is of Armenian descent. Saroyan's poetry has been widely anthologized and appears in many textbooks. Among the collections of his poetry are ''Aram Saroyan'', ''Pages'', and ''Day & Night: Bolinas Poems'', the latter published by Black Sparrow Press in 1998.〔''Day & Night: Bolinas Poems'' (Santa Rosa) Black Sparrow Press, 1998 ISBN 1-57423-085-9〕 In 2007 several previous collections were reissued together as ''Complete Minimal Poems'' by Ugly Duckling Presse of Brooklyn. The Poetry Society of America awarded ''Complete Minimal Poems'' the 2008 William Carlos Williams Award〔.http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/awards/annual/winners/2008/award_9/〕 Saroyan's prose books include ''Genesis Angels: The Saga of Lew Welch and the Beat Generation''; ''Last Rites'', a book about the death of his father, the playwright and short story writer William Saroyan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aram Saroyan, United States b. 1943 )〕 In 1985 he wrote ''Trio: Oona Chaplin, Carol Matthau, Gloria Vanderbilt: Portrait of an Intimate Friendship'', published by Linden Press/Simon & Schuster. Saroyan has worked extensively in the visual arts, authoring many works for the stage, screen, and theater. In 1988, Saroyan wrote the teleplay for an episode of ''St. Elsewhere''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Saint Elsewhere" Split Decision )〕 He is the author of plays including ''Pollen Count;'' ''Landslide''; ''Hollywood Night''; ''The Laws of Light: Pasternak, Akhmatova, and the Mandelstams under Stalin'',〔http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Interarts/pdfs/Practice_2_2012.pdf〕 and ''The Evening Hour''. He's also written work that can be characterized as performance art, including pieces such as ''Artie Shaw Talking'' (solo performance piece); and ''A Tender Mind: The Life and Times of Lew Welch, Beat Poet'' (solo performance piece).〔http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3072600210/saroyan-aram-1943.html〕 Saroyan is the author and narrator of the documentary film ''The Moment'', directed by George Sandoval, 2001. He is also contributor of his poetry and prose to publications that include ''The New York Times Magazine'', ''New York Times Book Review'', ''Village Voice'', and ''The Nation'' magazine. Saroyan taught for 15 years in the University of Southern California's Master of Professional Writing Program.〔〔http://granish.com/aram-saroyan-notes-at-seventy〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aram Saroyan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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