The Raiziss and de Palchi Translation Awards was established in 1995 through a bequest to the New York Community Trust by Sonia Raiziss Giop, [1] a poet, translator, and editor of Chelsea. [2] [3]
The awards recognize translations into English of modern Italian poetry through a $10,000 book prize or a $25,000 fellowship with residency at the American Academy in Rome. [4] [5] [6]
Year & Award | Translator | Book | Judges |
2020 Book Prize | Maria Esposito Frank, Giorgio Mobili, and Michael Palma | ||
2019 Book Prize | Will Schutt [7] | Selected Poems by Fabio Pusterla | Maria Esposito Frank, Giorgio Mobili, Michael Palma |
2018 Book Prize | Anthony Molino [8] | The Diary of Kaspar Hauser by Paolo Febbraro | Maria Luisa Ardizzone, Giorgio Mobili, Michael Palma |
2017 Fellowship | Thomas E. Peterson [9] [10] | Selected Poems by Franco Fortini | Maria Luisa Ardizzone, Antonello Borra, Alessandro Carrera |
2016 Book Prize | Stephen Sartarelli | The Selected Poetry of Pier Paolo Pasolini | Adria Bernardi, Antonello Borra, Alessandro Carrera |
2015 Fellowship | Todd Portnowitz | Go Tell It to the Emperor: Selected Poems, by Pierluigi Cappello | Adria Bernardi, Luigi Fontanella, Giuseppe Leporace |
2014 Book Prize | Luigi Bonaffini | The Bedroom, by Attilio Bertolucci | Barbara Carle, Luigi Fontanella, Giuseppe Leporace |
2013 Fellowship | John Taylor | Selected Poems, by Lorenzo Calogero | Barbara Carle, Victoria Surliuga, Anthony Julian Tamburri |
2012 Book Prize | Jennifer Scappettone | Locomotrix: Selected Poetry and Prose, by Amelia Rosselli | Geoffrey Brock, Victoria Surliuga, Anthony Julian Tamburri |
2011 Fellowship | Dominic Siracusa | Oramai, by Emilio Villa | Thomas Harrison, Jane Tylus, Paolo Valesio |
2010 Book Prize | Paul Vangelisti | The Position of Things: Collected Poems 1961–1992, by Adriano Spatola | Jennifer Scappettone, Paolo Valesio, Lawrence Venuti |
2009 Fellowship | None | The judges did not award a fellowship this year | Sarah Arvio, Emanuel di Pasquale, Michael F. Moore |
2008 Book Prize | Patrick Barron | The Selected Poetry and Prose of Andrea Zanzotto | Eamon Grennan, Michael F. Moore, Emanuel di Pasquale |
2007 Fellowship | Adria Bernardi [11] | Small Talk, by Raffaello Baldini | Geoffrey Brock, Eamon Grennan, Stephen Sartarelli |
2006 Book Prize | John DuVal [12] | Tales of Trilussa, by Carlo Alberto Salustri | Geoffrey Brock, Charles Martin, Michael Palma |
2005 Fellowship | Ann Snodgrass [13] | Selected Poems of Vittorio Sereni | Phillis Levin, Charles Martin, Michael Palma |
2004 Book Prize | Andrew Frisardi | The Selected Poems of Giuseppe Ungaretti | Phillis Levin, Rosanna Warren |
2003 Fellowship | Michael Palma [14] | Selected Poems of Giovanni Raboni | Alfredo de Palchi, Dana Gioia, Rosanna Warren |
2002 Book Prize | Stephen Sartarelli | Songbook: The Selected Poems of Umberto Saba | Alfredo de Palchi, Dana Gioia, Charles Wright |
2001 Fellowship | Emanuel di Pasquale | Sharing a Trip: Selected Poems, by Silvio Ramat | Alfredo de Palchi, Paolo Valesio, Charles Wright |
2000 Book Prize | John P. Welle and Ruth Feldman [15] | Peasants Wake for Fellini's Casanova, by Andrea Zanzotto | Alfredo de Palchi, Jonathan Galassi, Paolo Valesio |
1999 Fellowship | Geoffrey Brock [16] | Disaffections: Complete Poems 1930–1950, by Cesare Pavese | Alfredo de Palchi, Jonathan Galassi, William Jay Smith |
1998 Book Prize | Michael Palma [17] | The Man I Pretend to Be: The Colloquies and Selected Poems of Guido Gozzano | Alfredo de Palchi, Jonathan Galassi, William Jay Smith |
1997 Fellowship | Anthony Molino | Esercizi di tiptologia, by Valerio Magrelli | Alfredo de Palchi, Jonathan Galassi, Rosanna Warren |
1996 Book Prize | W. S. Di Piero | This Strange Joy: Selected Poems of Sandro Penna | Alfredo de Palchi, Jonathan Galassi, Rosanna Warren |
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