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Frank Xavier Gaspar is an American poet, novelist and professor of Portuguese descent. A number of his books treat Portuguese-American themes or settings, particularly the Portuguese community in Provincetown, Massachusetts. His most recent novel is ''Stealing Fatima'' (Counterpoint press, December, 2009). His most recent collection of poems is ''Late Rapturous'' (Autumn House Press, July, 2012). His fourth collection of poetry, ''Night of a Thousand Blossoms'' (Alice James Books, 2004) was one of 12 books honored as the "Best Poetry of 2004" by ''Library Journal''. Gaspar's books have won many awards. His first collection of poetry, ''The Holyoke,'' won the 1988 Morse Poetry Prize (selected by Mary Oliver); ''Mass for the Grace of a Happy Death '' won the 1994 Anhinga Prize for Poetry (selected by Joy Harjo); ''A Field Guide to the Heavens'' won the 1999 Brittingham Prize in Poetry (selected by Robert Bly;〔(University of Wisconsin Press > Brittingham Prize Winners )〕 his novel, ''Leaving Pico,'' won the California Book Award For First Fiction, ''The Hudson Review,'' ''The Georgia Review,'' ''Ploughshares,''〔(Ploughshares > Authors & Articles > Frank X. Gaspar )〕 ''Prairie Schooner,'' ''Mid-American Review,''〔(''Mid-American Review'' > Volume XXV, No. 1 > Table of Contents )〕 and ''Gettysburg Review.'' His poetry has been anthologized in ''Best American Poetry'' 1996 and 2000. He has won fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and The California Arts Commission, and received three Pushcart Prizes. Born in Provincetown, Massachusetts,〔(Anhinga Press > Author Bio )〕 Gaspar served in the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War.〔(Anhinga Press > Author Bio )〕 He earned an MFA from the University of California, Irvine. During fall semester of 2010, he taught in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as the Endowed Chair Professor in Portuguese Studies.〔()〕 He has been professor of English and creative writing at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California, and has taught in the Graduate Writing Program at Antioch University Los Angeles.〔(Author Website )〕 Currently, he teaches in the MFA Writing Program at Pacific University, Oregon. ==Published works== Poetry Collections * ''Late Rapturous '' (Autumn House Press, July 1, 2012)〔(Library of Congress Online Catalog > Frank X. Gaspar Search )〕 * ''Night of a Thousand Blossoms '' (Farmington: Alice James Books, 2004)〔(Library of Congress Online Catalog > Frank X. Gaspar Search )〕 * ''A Field Guide to the Heavens'' (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1999)〔(Library of Congress Online Catalog > Frank X. Gaspar Search )〕 * ''Mass for the Grace of a Happy Death'' (Tallahassee: Anhinga Press, 1995)〔(Library of Congress Online Catalog > Frank X. Gaspar Search )〕 * ''The Holyoke'' (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1988)〔(Library of Congress Online Catalog > Frank X. Gaspar Search )〕 Novels * ''Stealing Fatima'' (Counterpoint, December, 2009) (see Counterpoint LLC)〔(Library of Congress Online Catalog > Frank X. Gaspar Search )〕 * ''Leaving Pico '' (Hanover: University Press of New England, 1999)〔(Library of Congress Online Catalog > Frank X. Gaspar Search )〕 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「Frank X. Gaspar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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