Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson, an essayist and classicist who brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her writings about love, desire and despair. The 76-year-old — who announced in 2024 that she has Parkinson's disease — was honoured "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical…
On Thursday, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Canadian poet Anne Carson. The 76-year-old essayist and classicist, who has Parkinson's disease, received the honor for her bold and inventive work that merges classical tradition with contemporary literature. The Swedish Academy, which administers the prize, praised Carson's modern take on mysticism, love, desire, and despair.
Permanent secretary of the Academy, Ingrid Carlberg, briefly spoke with Carson and learned that she was temporarily in Iceland, listening to the wind. Carson was taken by surprise by the award but expressed her happiness, which was evident in her voice. A professor of classics with expertise in dead languages, literature, anthropology, and history, Carson was once described by The New York Times as "one of the great pasticheurs."
Her unique contemporary poetry earned her several prestigious literary awards in the 1990s, including the 1996 Lannan Award.
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