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Poet-Diplomats are poets who have also served their countries as diplomats. Perhaps the best known is Geoffrey Chaucer. Some of them, such as Gabriela Mistral, Saint-John Perse, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Pablo Neruda, George Seferis, Czesław Miłosz and Octavio Paz have won the Nobel Prize in Literature.〔(Diplomats as litterateurs ) The Hindu August 29, 2004〕 Contemporary poet-diplomats include Abhay K, Indran Amirthanayagam, Kofi Awoonor, Philip McDonagh, Yiorgos Chouliaras 〔(Yiorgos Chouliaras ) Harvard Review July 24, 2013〕 among others. The Ghanaian poet-diplomat Kofi Awoonor, who was widely translated and anthologized, was killed recently at Nairobi Mall Massacre.〔(Kofi Awoonor: the literary world pays tribute ) The Telegraph September 22, 2013〕 Abhay K himself wrote, "There seems to be a connection between poetry and diplomacy as several diplomats over the ages have excelled in poetry". He further adds, "Diplomacy is a complex art that involves the mixing of political acumen, cultural finesse, language abilities and conversation skills to wield the power of persuasion. Diplomacy is generally conducted in short sentences which reveal as much as much they hide. Poetry is no different".〔 Aldo Matteucci wrote, "Many diplomats have used poetry in their diplomatic work: wrapping words in silk is the diplomat’s job. A diplomat may turn a lie into a ‘constructive ambiguity’ – which is a way of defining poetry.Some poets have been diplomats – Neruda, Claudel, St. John Perse. It’s an occupational hazard: the stimulating place, the sheltered existence – and the ability to paraphrase the unknowable. Few diplomats will admit to using poetry as a survival strategy". Dr.Kamel S. Abu Jaber wrote,"The language of diplomacy, often like poetry, has the ability to move people from mood to mood". Stefano Baldi and Pasquale Baldocci wrote in their book 'Through the Diplomatic Looking Glass',"The publication of poetry by diplomats seems more inspired by an inner need to express oneself freely than the wish to share sensations and feelings developed during the career. Only verses with their detachment from reality can present an escape from cold and bureaucratic style often imposed by the profession". Brazil bestowed the rank of Ambassador posthumously to its poet-diplomat Vinicius de Moraes recognizing his poetic talent.〔(Brazil bestows posthumous rank on poet, diplomat Vinicius de Moraes ) The People's Daily August 17, 2010〕 ==Famous Poet-Diplomats== *Giovanni Boccaccio *Thomas Wyatt *Diego Hurtado de Mendoza *Constantijn Huygens *Matthew Prior *Joel Barlow *Miguel Serrano *Valentin Iremonger *Nizar Qabbani *Ahmed Fouad Shennib *Abioseh Davidson Nicol *Eduardo Cote Lamus *Shathel Taqa *Salah Stétié *David Rubadiri *Salah Ahmed Ibrahim *John Weston *Li Zhaoxing *Homero Aridjis *Nirupama Rao *Reda Mansour *Aleksander Griboyedov *George Henry Boker *Robert Bulwer-Lytton *Abd al Aziz al-Amawi *Wilfrid Scawen Blunt *Luís Caetano Pereira Guimarães Júnior *James Rennell Rodd *Elena Vacarescu *Émile Martel *Félix Rubén García Sarmiento *Paul Claudel *James Weldon Johnson *Abdul Hadi Dawai *José Gorostiza Alcalá *Jorge Carrera Andrade *Denis Devlin *Vinicius de Moraes *Peter Zsoldos *Milan Rakić *Jovan Dučić *Miloš Crnjanski (1893–1977) *Ivo Andrić, 1961 Nobel Prize 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「Poet-diplomat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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