Astrid Alben
Astrid Alben | |
|---|---|
| Born | Astrid Reijna van Baalen |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, editor, translator |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
| Website | www.astridalben.com |
Astrid Alben (born 22 August 1970) is a Dutch poet, editor and translator.[1] She is the author of several poetry collections and her poems have been translated into many languages including Chinese, Maltese, Slovene and Romanian.[1] Astrid often appears at literary festivals throughout Europe.[1]
Astrid is the co-founder and artistic director of the arts and sciences initiative PARS,[1][2] the Chair of Poetry London[1][3] and Commissioning Editor for Literature in Translation for Prototype Publishing.[1][4]
Biography
Alben was born in Loosdrecht, the Netherlands and raised in Lagos, Nigeria and Hawkhurst, Kent, where she attended Cranbrook Grammar School. Abandoning a law degree at Leiden University, she switched to read English Literature and Philosophy at Edinburgh University.
Works
Alben is the author of four collections of poetry.[1] She has also curated and edited the book series Findings on… and has curated site-specific events combining theatre, art installation and scientific experiments.[1] Her work is featured in many poetry anthologies.[1]
Books
- 2007: Findings on Ice[1][5]
- 2010: Findings on Elasticity[1][6]
- 2011: Ai! Ai! Pianissimo[1][7]
- 2016: Findings on Light[1][8]
- 2019: Plainspeak[1][9]
- 2021: Klein dood konijn[1][10]
- 2022: Little Dead Rabbit[1][11]
Anthologies
- 2015: The Best British Poetry[1][12]
- 2018: Try to be better[1][13]
- 2018: Wretched Strangers[1][14]
- 2019: Original Plus Dub[1][15]
- 2019: The Valley Press Anthology of Prose Poetry[1][16]
- 2019: PROTOTYPE 1[1][17]
- 2020: PROTOTYPE 2[1][18]
Translations
Awards
- Rijksakademie Fellowship[1]
- Arts Council Grant[1]
- FRSA[1]
- 2014: Wellcome Trust Fellowship[1][20]
- 2014: Clore Leadership Fellowship[21]
- 2019: Hosking Houses Fellowship[1][22]
- 2022: English PEN Translates Award[1][23][24]
Critical reception
Astrid has been described as ‘a new and original voice in English poetry, serious and uncompromising’ by Rosie V. Bailey.[7][25] Her book Little Dead Rabbit, a collaboration with graphic designer Zigmunds Lapsa, was described as 'an innovative combination of concrete poetry and abstract handmade die cuts'[26].
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Astrid Alben | Poet, Translator, Editor | London, UK". Astrid Alben. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "About Hester and Astrid - parsfoundation". www.parsfoundation.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Astrid Alben Elected Chair of Poetry London's Board of Trustees". Poetry London. 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "About". Prototype. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ Findings on Ice. 2016-03-22. ISBN 978-3-03778-125-8.
- ^ Findings on Elasticity. 2016-03-22. ISBN 978-3-03778-148-7.
- ^ a b "Arc Publications - Books". www.arcpublications.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ Findings on Light. 2016-05-31. ISBN 978-3-03778-490-7.
- ^ "Plainspeak by Astrid Alben". Prototype. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Klein dood konijn - Astrid Alben". poeziëcentrum (in Dutch). 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Little Dead Rabbit by Astrid Alben and Zigmunds Lapsa". Prototype. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ Salt. "Best British Poetry 2015". Salt. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Try To Be Better". Prototype. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Wretched Strangers". boiler-house-press. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "ORIGINAL PLUS DUB — Hesterglock Press". hesterglock.net. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Valley Press – The Valley Press Anthology of Prose Poetry". www.valleypressuk.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "PROTOTYPE 1". Prototype. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "PROTOTYPE 2". Prototype. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Island mountain glacier by Anne Vegter, trans. Astrid Alben". Prototype. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Astrid Alben | The Clore Leadership Programme". www.cloreleadership.org. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Astrid Alben | The Clore Leadership Programme". www.cloreleadership.org. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Our Residents | Hosking Houses Trust". Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "news - PEN Translates Awards for 'Island mountain glacier' - Letterenfonds". www.letterenfonds.nl. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "PEN Translates awards announced". English Pen. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Arc Publications - Biographies". www.arcpublications.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Little Dead Rabbit: playful poetry book finds new ways to balance text and design". Creative Boom. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2023-01-03.