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Essay: Ban'ya Natsuishi
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Transformation
Solitude.
Oil paintings
Photos: Dasain 2006
Rapture
After the Rapture
Valley of the Kingdom
Crumpled paper
Essays on publishing
Essay: Bilingualism
Bilingualism: interview
Interviewee photos
Three-legged Waltz
Collected Poems
Whispers
Greek myths in verse
Nature poems
Nocturnal Journey
Tainted dreams
On the Edge
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Adam Donaldson Powell (born in 1954 in Buffalo, USA) is a professional visual artist (since 1995) and a writer (since 1987). He has published 8 books, in USA, Norway and India, as well as several short works in literary publications. He has previously authored theatrical works performed onstage in Norway. Adam often combines his interests in community and international issues with art, and he has been quite active in art and cultural debates, with focus on world art.

Né à Buffalo, USA, en 1954, Adam Donaldson Powell est un écrivain (depuis 1987) et un artiste professionnel, aussi bien en peinture qu'en photographie (depuis 1995). Il a publié 8 livres, aux USA, en Norvège et en Inde, outre des nouvelles, des essais et des poèmes dans des revues littéraires. Il a également été l'auteur de pièces de théatre qui ont été jouées en Norvège. Ses oeuvres évoquent souvent l'actualité brûlante et les sujets artistiques. Il a aussi pris part à ou organisé des débats ayant trait à la culture en général et à l'art dans toutes ses formes.

Adam Donaldson Powell (1954. Buffalo, EEUU) Artista Plastico profesional (desde 1995) y un Escritor (desde 1987). Ha publicado 8 libros, en EEUU, Noruega e India, como asi mismo diversas publicaciones en revistas literarias. Previamente ha sido autor de trabajos teatrales presentados en diversos escenarios de Noruega. Adam combina frecuentemente sus intereses comunitarios y temas internacionales con el arte, donde se ha destacado con su activa participación en debates artísticos y culturales, centralizando la atención en el Arte del Mundo.

Adam Donaldson Powell (født 1954 i Buffalo, USA) er profesjonell billedkunstner (siden 1995) og en forfatter (siden 1987). Han har gitt ut 8 bøker, henholdsvis i USA, Norge og India, så vel som flere korte arbeider i skjønnlitteræreblader. Han har i tillegg skrevet teaterstykker oppført på scene i Norge. Adam kombinerer gjerne hans interesse for samfunns-/verdenspolitikk med kunst, og han har tidligere vært svært aktiv som kunst-/kulturdebattant, med hovedfokus på verdenskunst.

2014: the life and adventures of an incarnated angel, 135 pages, Cyberwit.net, ISBN 978-81-8253-118-5, 2008, India.

Critical Essays, literary and photobook criticism by Adam Donaldson Powell and Dr. Santosh Kumar, 108 pages, Cyberwit.net, ISBN 978-81-8253-110-9, 2008, India.

Le Paradis (Paradise), 80 pages, Cyberwit.net, ISBN 978-81-8253-103-1, 2008, India. Includes a booklet with symbols from The Universal Language of Light, as seen by Laila Holand.

Rapture: endings of space and time (86 pages), Cyberwit,net, ISBN 978-81-8253-083-6, 2007, India.

Three-legged Waltz, (80 pages), Cyberwit.net, ISBN 818253058X, 2006, India.

Collected Poems and Stories, (175 pages), Cyberwit.net, ISBN 8182530288, 2005, India.

Arcana and other archetypes, (special limited edition - hardback collection of poetry), AIM Chapbooks ANS, 2001, Norway (now out-of-print).

Notes of a Madman, (hardback collection of poetry), Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc., 1987, ISBN 1-55523-054-7, USA (now out-of-print).


Essays, literary criticism and photobook criticism by Adam Donaldson Powell has appeared in many literary magazines, literary websites, newspapers etc., including but not limited to: Small Press Review, Ginyu, Los Muestros, Inyathi, Lynx Online Literary Magazine, Skyline Review, Taj Mahal Review, Samora Magazine, Kritya: a journal of poetry, Writer’s Cramp, Portugal News, Skyline Magazine's and Hudson View Poetry Digest's literary criticism website etc. Adam has reviewed many talented authors and art photography book artists, including: Albert Russo, Pradip Choudhuri, Jan Oskar Hansen, Shirley Bolstok, Robert P. Craig, Mary Barnet-Schiff, Literary House Review 2007, Orania Hamilton, AZsacra Zarathustra and Jgor Pyatinin, Geert Verbeke, Per Miljeteig, Barbara Elizabeth Mercer, Alan D. Busch, Fernando Rodríguez, Victoria Valentine, Vijaiganga, Marie Mappley, Robert M. Wilson, Linda A. Peters, Ban'ya Natsuishi, Sayumi Kamakura, Moshé Liba etc.

Adam has written prefaces for books, and edited novels and books of poetry, as well as individual poems and short stories, written by several other authors.

Adam’s own literary works and artworks have appeared in several literary reviews and journals, anthologies, online magazines, literary websites etc. on several continents.

Steering committee, WORDS: one path to peace and understanding, Oslo International Poetry Festival, 2008.

Winner of the AZsacra International Poetry Award, 2008

Recipient of Norwegian Foreign Ministry's travel stipend for authors, 2005.

MEMBER OF:
BONO
World Poets Society
Poetas del Mundo
Norwegian P.E.N.
Bilingual MCA
IFLAC-Argentina


Adam has performed his poetry in English, Spanish and Norwegian, and at various venues from New York City to Oslo to Buenos Aires to Kathmandu to ...





|Welcome!| |Biography| |Essay: multilingual lit.| |NEW BOOK: "2014"| |5 previous books | |Le Paradis (Paradise)| |Bhuwan Thapaliya| |Extreme reflections | |AZsacra Zarathustra| |TheatreOfCrueltyNOH| |Extreme literature | |Extreme gay literature| |Essay: Criticism| |Criticism 2008 | |Criticism archives (1)| |Criticism archives (2)| |Criticism archives (3)| |Criticism archives (4)| |Adam reviewed| |Photo criticism | |Photocriticism (2) NEW !| |Per Miljeteig photos (1)| |Essay: Ban'ya Natsuishi| |Essay: Haiku| |Adam as visual artist| |Urban artists| |Transformation| |Solitude.| |Oil paintings| |Photos: Dasain 2006| |Rapture| |After the Rapture| |Valley of the Kingdom| |Crumpled paper| |Essays on publishing| |Essay: Bilingualism| |Bilingualism: interview| |Interviewee photos| |Three-legged Waltz| |Collected Poems| |Whispers| |Greek myths in verse| |Nature poems| |Nocturnal Journey| |Tainted dreams| |On the Edge| |On the Edge (2)| |Entre Nous| |Internet links|


2005-2008