FY 2005 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence/Literature Fellowships

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

NEVADA

Stewart, Steven
Reno, NV
$10,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature 
To support the translation from Spanish of Angel Crespo's Poemas en Prosa 1965-1994. Crespo was 69 years old when he died in 1995, having written more than 30 books of poetry and 20 volumes of translation (including Dante and Petrarch). He studied law in Madrid, was labeled a traitor by Spain's Franco regime, and was driven into political exile in 1967 (he would later return to Spain in the 1980s). In the 1940s, Crespo co-founded the Postism movement in Spain, which emphasized imaginative play on language, and has had far-reaching influence on contemporary Spanish poetry. Poemas en Prosa 1965-1994 collects all of Crespo's prose poems into a single volume.

Steven Stewart teaches in the English Department at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he is a Writing Specialist. He holds his Ph.D. in Creative Writing from Florida State University, and his translations have appeared in numerous journals and magazines including Harper's, Crazyhorse, and jubilat. His book of translations of the work of Rafael Perez Estrada, Devoured by the Moon, was recently published by Hanging Loose Press.

Western Folklife Center
Elko, NV
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the 2005 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (NCPG). The 2005 theme Aross the Generations will pair ten artists under the age of 30 with five senior mentors as part of an effort to engage younger people in the practice and perpetuation of the verbal and material arts of ranching culture.

NEVADA total grants: 2
NEVADA total dollars: $40,000

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