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Prof. Christian Bök
Affiliation
Charles Darwin UniversityAcademy or College
Academy of the Arts and HumanitiesYear Elected
2016Areas of Interest
poetry; conceptual poetry; literary studies; operant poetry
BÖK, Christian – Department of English, University of Calgary
Christian Bök is an experimental poet in Canada. Recognized internationally as a very influential writer, Bök explores the music of language, often using scientific mechanisms to create poetry. His book Eunoia (2001), the best-selling book of Canadian poetry, has won the Griffin Prize in 2002. His most recent work, The Xenotext (2015), contributes not only to poetic practice, but also to molecular biology and cellular genetics.
Christian Bök est un poète expérimental au Canada. Reconnu internationalement comme un écrivain très influent, Bök explore la musique de la langue, en utilisant souvent les mécanismes scientifiques pour créer de la poésie. Son livre Eunoia (2001), le best-seller de la poésie canadienne, a remporté le Prix Griffin en 2002. Son œuvre la plus récente, Le Xenotext (2015), contribue non seulement à la pratique poétique, mais aussi à la biologie moléculaire et la génétique cellulaire.