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James Scully attended Roman Catholic grammar and high schools. In 1964, supported by a National Defense Fellowship, he received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Connecticut.
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He was a beneficiary of the post–World World War II economic expansion, including tuition-free access to a local teachers college. Recently he published a journal of impressions, incorporating historical information following a visit to the former Yugoslavia. This was published originally in Serbian translation.
Azul Editions published the English language text: Vagabond Flags: Serbia & Kosovo (2009).
Angel in Flames: Selected Poems & 1967-2011 is the most recent of eleven books of poems. A collection of critical essays, Lincolnshire Break: As Social Practice (1988) was reissued in 2005 with a foreword by Adrienne Rich.
The many translations and co-translations include Aeschylus" Prometheus Bound (1975) with C J Herington, “The Complete Plays of Sophocles” (2011) with Robert Bagg, various Latin American texts plus Quechua texts or songs teased from Spanish translations. He was the founding editor of the Art on the Lincolnshire series published by Curbstone Press: booklets of essays and interviews by 20th century artists and writers speaking to where their art and their social engagement interact.
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Winner of the 1967 Lamont Award for "The Marches". recipient of a 1973 Guggenheim Fellowships. "Santiago Poems". Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship (Rome, Italy 1962 - 1963) Quechua Peoples Poetry, Winner of the 1977 Islands & Continents Translation Award Jenny Taine Memorial Award Bookbuilders of Boston Award for book cover design (“Apollo Helmet” 1983) California State University, Chico has named a poetry reading series for him.
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Guggenheim Fellowship Translation award Winner of the 1967 Lamont Award for "The Marches". recipient of a 1973 Guggenheim Fellowships. "Santiago Poems". Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship (Rome, Italy 1962 - 1963) Quechua Peoples Poetry, Winner of the 1977 Islands & Continents Translation Award Jenny Taine Memorial Award Bookbuilders of Boston Award for book cover design (“Apollo Helmet” 1983) California State University, Chico has named a poetry reading series for him.Guggenheim Fellowship Translation award Winner of the 1967 Lamont Award for "The Marches". recipient of a 1973 Guggenheim Fellowships. "Santiago Poems". Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts Ingram Merrill Foundation Fellowship (Rome, Italy 1962 - 1963) Quechua Peoples Poetry, Winner of the 1977 Islands & Continents Translation Award Jenny Taine Memorial Award Bookbuilders of Boston Award for book cover design (“Apollo Helmet” 1983) California State University, Chico has named a poetry reading series for him.