Patrick White Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1976) Winner
John Blight
ジョン・ブライト
Jon Buraito
Aliases:
Frederick John Blight
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-07-30 （Unley, South Australia）
- Died
- 1995-05-12 （Brisbane, Queensland） age 81
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Unley, South Australia → Brisbane, Queensland → Bundaberg, Queensland → Gympie region, Queensland
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Chartered Accountant, Timber mill owner
- Active Years
- 1939-1995
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane State High School | — | — | — | 1930年代初頭 | Australia |
Brisbane State High School
Period:
1930年代初頭
Country:
Australia
High school education
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Patrick White Award | — | — | Patrick White Literary Award | winner |
| — | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Christopher Brennan Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Dame Mary Gilmore Medal | — | — | — | winner |
| 1987 | Order of Australia Medal (AM) | — | — | Australian Government | 受章 |
Patrick White Award
1976
Organization:
Patrick White Literary Award
Result:
winner
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
Result:
winner
Christopher Brennan Award
Result:
winner
Dame Mary Gilmore Medal
Result:
winner
Order of Australia Medal (AM)
1987
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Old Pianist: Poems
1945 PoetryPoetry collection
Everyday life
My Beachcombing Days: ninety sea sonnets
1968 PoetryNinety sea sonnets
SeaNature
Holiday Sea Sonnets
1985 PoetryHoliday sea sonnets
Sea
Bibliography
- The Old Pianist: Poems (1945)
- The Two Suns Met (1954)
- A Beachcomber's Diary (1963)
- My Beachcombing Days: ninety sea sonnets (1968)
- Hart: Poems (1975)
- Selected Poems 1939-1975 (1976)
- Pageantry for a Lost Empire (1978)
- The New City Poems (1980)
- Holiday Sea Sonnets (1985)
- Selected Poems 1939-1990 (1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sea sonnetsNature imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- SeaCornish heritage
Legacy
Cornish-Australian poet known for works on sea and nature. Winner of Patrick White Award.
Archives
- Fryer Library, The University of Queensland
Trivia
- Of Cornish Australian origin, ancestors arrived in South Australia on the Lisander in 1851.
- Awarded the Order of Australia Medal (AM) in 1987.