Andrew Schelling
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Andrew SchellingAndrew Schelling (born January 14, 1953 Washington D.C. is an American poet
and translator.
in 1973. There he explored wilderness regions of the Coast Range and Sierra Nevadas. He studied at University of California, Santa Cruz
and studied with Norman O. Brown
. He studied Sanskrit and Asian literature at University of California, Berkeley
. In 1990, he joined the faculty at Naropa University
, where he teaches poetry, Sanskrit, and wilderness writing.
An ecologist, naturalist, and explorer of wilderness areas, he has travelled extensively in North America, Europe, India, and the Himalayas.
He lives in Boulder, Colorado
.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and translator.
Life
He grew up in New England. He moved west to Northern CaliforniaNorthern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
in 1973. There he explored wilderness regions of the Coast Range and Sierra Nevadas. He studied at University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
and studied with Norman O. Brown
Norman O. Brown
Norman Oliver Brown was an American classicist.-Life:Brown's father was an Anglo-Irish mining engineer. His mother was a Cuban of Alsatian and Cuban origin...
. He studied Sanskrit and Asian literature at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. In 1990, he joined the faculty at Naropa University
Naropa University
Naropa University is a private American liberal arts university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1974 by Tibetan Buddhist teacher and Oxford University scholar Chögyam Trungpa, it is named for the eleventh-century Indian Buddhist sage Naropa, an abbot of Nalanda.Naropa describes itself as...
, where he teaches poetry, Sanskrit, and wilderness writing.
An ecologist, naturalist, and explorer of wilderness areas, he has travelled extensively in North America, Europe, India, and the Himalayas.
He lives in Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
.
Awards
- 1992 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award from the Academy of American PoetsAcademy of American PoetsThe Academy of American Poets is a non-profit organization dedicated to the art of poetry. The Academy was incorporated as a "membership corporation" in New York State in 1934...
- Two grants for translation from the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry.