Robin Magowan has made many contributions to several fields of literature.
SANTA FE, NM, September 04, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Robin Magowan, Ph.D., with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Magowan celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
A prolific writer, Magowan has made many contributions to several fields of literature. He holds a B.A. degree from Harvard (1958), an M.A. from Columbia (1962), and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Yale (1964). During the 1960s he taught in the English departments of the University of Washington (1962-65) and the University of California at Berkeley (1965-70). He moved to France in 1973, then to England in 1978, where in 1986 he founded the transatlantic review, Margin, which he edited until 1990. After living in Salisbury, CT, for 20 years, he moved in 2002 to Santa Fe, NM, where he tends a large alpine rock garden.
The author of eleven books of poetry, Magowan has also published a translation of Michaux's Ecuador, Claudel, 100 Sentences written on Fans, Valery, Bordel, Devrient, Martini with a Splash of Dawn, and, working with Reza Saberi, two collections of 17 c. Indo-Persian, The Garden of Amazement: Scattered Gems after Saeb, and The Mirrored Spectrum: versions of Bidel. He is currently working, with Saberi, on a Rose-Garden of Persian Poetry: from the 10th c. to the Present.
Other works include a well-received mid-life autobiography, Memoirs of a Minotaur, a critical study of the modern pastoral narrative, Narcissus and Orpheus; several collections of travel writing, And Other Voyages; Improbable Journeys; Fabled Cities: Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva; America America.
In the same travel-writing mode, are two books on continental cycle-racing, a classic account of the 1978 Tour de France, and in collaboration with the photographer Graham Watson, Kings of the Road, an inside look at the gladiator world of professional cycling and the hazards of the eight-month European season.
Other works include a number of limited edition chapbooks produced in collaboration with the artists, Samuel Buri, John Digby and Virgil Burnett.
A widely published essayist and reviewer, Magowan has also written extensively on plants and rock gardening. He edited his brother Stephen's, A Life in Letters.
Robin Magowan is married to the poet-choreographer Juliet Mattila. He has four children and seven grandchildren. Felix is a niche-magazine entrepreneur. His Pocket Ventures publishes Space News and Velo News. James works as an underwriter, raising funds for socially progressive start-up businesses. Samantha is a distinguished painter and currently works as a celebrity stylist. Colin consults for Immunonics and other related vaccine developers.
Inspired by his uncle, the poet James Merrill, Magowan embarked on what would turn out to be a close life-long mentorship. He was influenced early-on by avant-guarde French poetry and translated Max Jacob, Saint-Pol-Roux, the Italian Ungaretti and the Costa Rican R. R. Hernando. Throughout his career he has associated with visual artists. A lyricist as a poet, "la musique avant toute chose," he profited from an early interest in Greek rebetiko trance dancing and Middle Eastern modal music.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Magowan has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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