Patrick White Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2007) Winner
David Harold Rowbotham
デイヴィッド・ハロルド・ローボサム
Deividdo Harorudo Rōbosamu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-08-27 （Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia）
- Died
- 2010-10-06 （Brisbane, Queensland, Australia） age 86
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Toowoomba, Queensland → Brisbane, Queensland
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1946-2010
- Affiliations
- University of Queensland, Brisbane Courier-Mail
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba Grammar School | — | — | — | — | Australia |
| University of Queensland | — | English | — | — | Australia |
| University of Sydney | — | — | — | — | Australia |
Toowoomba Grammar School
Country:
Australia
University of Queensland
English
Country:
Australia
Lectured in English 1965-1969
University of Sydney
Country:
Australia
Studied
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | — | literature | Australian Government | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Patrick White Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
1991
Category:
literature
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
受賞
Patrick White Award
2007
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Selected Poems
1994 PoetryCollection covering fifty years of work
history
Poems for America
2002 PoetryWell-received late period work
America
The Brown Island
2005 PoetryBibliography
- Ploughman and Poet
- Inland
- All the Room
- Bungalow and Hurricane
- The Makers of the Ark
- The Pen of Feathers
- Maydays
- Selected Poems
- The Ebony Gates
- Poems for America
- The Brown Island
- The Cave in the Sky
- The Star of Engelmeer
- Rogue Moons
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical in formPoems often focus on history
- Recurring Motifs
- History
Legacy
Australian poet and journalist who had a productive late career, culminating in the Patrick White Award. Mentor to many writers.