ACT Book of the Year
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1994) Winner
John Foulcher
ジョン・ファウルチャー
John Foulcher
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-12-07 （Ryde, New South Wales）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New South Wales → Victoria → Australian Capital Territory → Gungahlin, Canberra
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1977-2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macquarie University | — | Arts | Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Diploma of Education | — | Australia |
Macquarie University
Arts
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Diploma of Education
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prime Minister's Award for Poetry | Dancing with Stephen Hawking | — | Australian Government | shortlisted |
| 2019 | ACU Prize for Poetry | Revising Casuarinas | — | Australian Catholic University | winner |
| 2010 | Australia Council Residency at the Keesing Studio | — | Paris | Australia Council | awarded |
| 2003 | Australia Council Grant for Established Writers | — | — | Australia Council | awarded |
| 1994 | ACT Book of the Year | New and Selected Poems | — | ACT | winner |
| 1988 | National Library Poetry Competition | Kosciusko in Summer | — | National Library | joint winner |
| 1980 | Australia Council Young Writer's Fellowship | — | — | Australia Council | awarded |
| 1977 | Australia Council General Writing Grant | — | — | Australia Council | awarded |
Prime Minister's Award for Poetry
2022
Work:
Dancing with Stephen Hawking
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
shortlisted
ACU Prize for Poetry
2019
Work:
Revising Casuarinas
Organization:
Australian Catholic University
Result:
winner
Australia Council Residency at the Keesing Studio
2010
Category:
Paris
Organization:
Australia Council
Result:
awarded
Australia Council Grant for Established Writers
2003
Organization:
Australia Council
Result:
awarded
ACT Book of the Year
1994
Work:
New and Selected Poems
Organization:
ACT
Result:
winner
National Library Poetry Competition
1988
Work:
Kosciusko in Summer
Organization:
National Library
Result:
joint winner
Australia Council Young Writer's Fellowship
1980
Organization:
Australia Council
Result:
awarded
Australia Council General Writing Grant
1977
Organization:
Australia Council
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Light Pressure
1983 PoetryEarly poetry collection.
Closely observed particulars
Pictures from the War
1987 PoetryPaper Weight
1991 PoetryNew and Selected Poems
1993 PoetryThe Sunset Assumption
2012 PoetryPoetry book written during Paris residency.
Religious beliefs
Dancing with Stephen Hawking
2021 PoetryBibliography
- Light Pressure
- Pictures from the War
- Paper Weight
- New and Selected Poems
- The Honeymoon Snaps
- Convertible
- The Learning Curve
- What on Earth Possessed You
- The Sunset Assumption
- 101 Poems
- A Casual Penance
- Dancing with Stephen Hawking
- The Night Stair
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- thoughtful, melodioussubtle and non-dogmatic religious poettechnically skilled and careful
- Recurring Motifs
- religious beliefsprecise notations of scenes from emotional lifeimplications from observed particulars
Legacy
Prominent Australian poet and teacher. Published numerous poetry collections, received several awards including shortlists and wins. Poetry studied in school syllabi.
Quotes
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Foulcher's The Sunset Assumption confirms his status as a thoughtful, melodious poet, one of seriously investigated religious beliefs...
Source: The Canberra Times (2012) -
Foulcher has always been a subtle (and non-dogmatic) religious poet. Even to an agnostic or atheist the poems here will almost certainly evoke a powerful sense of strangeness...
Source: Southerly (2012) -
Simple, direct and convincing, Foulcher's poetry reflects common human experiences - joy in the present, regret for the errors...
Source: The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature (1995)
Trivia
- From 1986 to 1994, his poetry was set for study on the New South Wales Higher School Certificate syllabus.
- Awarded a writer residency in Paris at the Cité internationale des arts in 2010.
- Served as poetry editor for The Canberra Times and Voices magazine.