D. Sam Abrams
Illustration — Sam Abrams (2007) D. Sam Abrams (born 1952) is a poet, translator and critic. He is considered an authority on the Catalan language. He holds a degree in Hispanic Studies from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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D. Sam Abrams
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- Born
- 1952 · Beckley.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- translator · poet · essayist · literary scholar
- Education
- Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Honours
- Civic Service Award · Premi Carles Rahola d'assaig
- Languages
- Catalan · English · Spanish
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Illustration — Sam Abrams (2007) D. Sam Abrams (born 1952) is a poet, translator and critic. He is considered an authority on the Catalan language. He holds a degree in Hispanic Studies from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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Poetry
Poetry
Abrams currently teaches contemporary Catalan poetry and literary theory at the Open Universitat of Catalunya.
• Calculations... (1997) • Tot el desig a peu de plana (Into footnotes all their lust) (2002)
Edited anthologies
Edited anthologies
• Tenebra blanca: antologia del poema en prosa en la literatura catalana contemporània (2001) • Jo no sóc ningu. Qui ets tu? (2002), an anthology of poems of Emily Dickinson • T’estimo: Més de cent poemes d’amor i desig (2002) • La mirada estrangera (2005), a collection of foreign perspectives on Catalonia • Sagrada Emilia (2005), poetic versions of Gertrude Stein • Gebre i sol, an anthology of poems by Robert Frost
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Life and career
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1952
D. Sam Abrams born at Beckley.
Edited books
• Poesia anglesa i nord-americana (1994) • Veure és sentir: Àlbum Ràfols-Casamada (1994) • Dietaris de Marià Manent (2000) • Tomàs Garcés (2001)
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- 1.Sam Abrams. CCCB.
- 2.Fajardo, Jose. La fuerza del inglés, base del prestigio de la 'Británica'. El Mundo. 2009-03-18.
- 3.Kosmopolis International Literature Fest website. D. Sam Abrams.
- 4.Sam Abrams. CCCB.
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