Olive Schreiner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1975) Winner
Douglas Livingstone
ダグラス・リヴィングストン
Douglas Livingstone
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-01-05 （Kuala Lumpur）
- Died
- 1996-02-19 age 64
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- KwaZulu-Natal Province → Durban
Career
- Occupations
- poet, marine biologist
- Active Years
- 1960-1996
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearsney College | — | — | — | — | South Africa |
| University of Natal | — | Science | PhD | — | South Africa |
| University of Natal | — | Literature | PhD (名誉) | — | South Africa |
Kearsney College
Country:
South Africa
University of Natal
Science
Degree:
PhD
Country:
South Africa
Doctorate for scientific work
University of Natal
Literature
Degree:
PhD (名誉)
Country:
South Africa
Honorary doctorate for poetry
Awards & Nominations
Central News Agency Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (1984) Winner
Thomas Pringle Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1989) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Skull in the Mud
1960 PoetryEarly poetry collection
Sjambok and Other Poems from Africa
1964 PoetryPoems from Africa
Eyes Closed Against the Sun
1970 PoetryA Rosary of Bone
1975 PoetryThe Anvil's Undertone
1978 PoetrySelected Poems
1984 PoetryA Littoral Zone
1991 PoetryBibliography
- The Skull in the Mud (1960)
- Sjambok and Other Poems from Africa (1964)
- Poems (with Thomas Kinsella and Anne Sexton, 1968)
- Eyes Closed Against the Sun (1970)
- A Rosary of Bone (1975)
- The Anvil's Undertone (1978)
- Selected Poems (1984)
- A Littoral Zone (1991)
- Giovanni Jacopo Meditates on the High-IQ Haiku (1995)
- A Ruthless Fidelity—Collected Poems of Douglas Livingstone (2004)
- Lake morning in autumn
Translations by Author
- Eight Shona Poems (with Phillipa Berlyn)
- Wilson Chivaura (with Phillipa Berlyn)
- Gentling a Wildcat
Legacy
South African poet and marine biologist.