Prime Minister's Literary Awards
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Edition 8 (2015) Winner
Geoffrey Lehmann
ジェフリー・レーマン
Jefurī Rēman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-06-28 （McMahons Point, Sydney, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sydney
Career
- Occupations
- poet, children's writer, tax lawyer, academic lawyer, literary reviewer
- Active Years
- 1965-2024
- Affiliations
- University of New South Wales, PwC
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Church of England Grammar School | — | General | — | — | Australia |
| University of Sydney | Faculty of Arts and Law | — | Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws | 1958-1963 | Australia |
Sydney Church of England Grammar School
General
Country:
Australia
University of Sydney
Faculty of Arts and Law
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws
Period:
1958-1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Australia
Graduated in arts (1960) and law (1963)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | The Ilex Tree | Poetry | — | winner |
| 1981 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | Nero's Poems | Poetry | — | winner |
| 1997 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | Collected Poems | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2015 | Prime Minister's Literary Awards | Poems 1957–2013 | Poetry | — | winner |
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
1965
Work:
The Ilex Tree
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
1981
Work:
Nero's Poems
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
1997
Work:
Collected Poems
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Prime Minister's Literary Awards
2015
Work:
Poems 1957–2013
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Ilex Tree
1965 PoetryPoetry collection co-authored with Les Murray.
naturefriendship
Nero's Poems
1981 PoetryTranslations of the public and private poems of the Emperor Nero.
historypower
Collected Poems
1997 PoetryCollection of poems.
Poems 1957–2013
2014 PoetryComprehensive collection of poems from 1957 to 2013.
Bibliography
- The Ilex Tree (1965)
- A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems (1968)
- Comic Australian Verse (1972)
- Conversation with a Rider (1972)
- Selected Poems (1976)
- Ross' Poems (1978)
- Nero's Poems (1981)
- Children's Games (1990)
- Spring Forest (1992)
- Collected Poems (1997)
- Baking at Night and Other Poems (2003)
- Poems 1957–2013 (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- traditional formssatirical
- Recurring Motifs
- Australian landscapehistorical themes
Legacy
Prominent Australian poet, first Australian published by Faber and Faber, multiple literary awards winner.
Trivia
- His daughter-in-law is Claire Lehmann, founder of Quillette.
- First Australian poet published by Faber and Faber.