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Judith Beveridge

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Judith Beveridge

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1956 (London, England)
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Sydney, Australia

Career

Occupations
Poet, Editor, Academic, Teacher, Researcher, Librarian, Environmental Regeneration
Active Years
1987-2024
Affiliations
University of Sydney, Meanjin
Nominations
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, shortlisted, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for Devadatta's Poems

Education

Auburn North Public School
Period: 1961-1968
Year of Graduation: 1968
Country: Australia
Graduated as dux
University of Technology Sydney
Degree: BA
Country: Australia
BA取得

Awards

Mary Gilmore Award
1988
Work: The Domesticity of Giraffes
Category: 最優秀詩集デビュー作
Organization: Association for the Study of Australian Literature
Result: winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
1988
Work: The Domesticity of Giraffes
Organization: NSW Ministry for the Arts
Result: winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Award, C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry
1988
Work: The Domesticity of Giraffes
Organization: Victorian Government
Result: winner
Wesley Michel Wright Prize
1997
Result: winner
Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize
2003
Result: winner
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Poetry Collection – Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award
2004
Work: Wolf Notes
Organization: Queensland Government
Result: winner
Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal
2005
Organization: Mildura Writers' Festival
Result: winner
Christopher Brennan Award
2013
Organization: Australia's oldest literary award
Result: winner
Peter Porter Poetry Prize
2015
Result: winner
Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Poetry
2019
Work: Sun Music
Organization: Australian Government
Result: winner
Australian Catholic University Prize for Poetry
2023
Work: Two Houses
Organization: Australian Catholic University
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Domesticity of Giraffes

1987 Poetry

Poetry collection exploring the domesticity of giraffes

NatureAnimalsDomesticity

Accidental Grace

1996 Poetry

Wolf Notes

2003 Poetry

Storm and Honey

2009 Poetry

Devadatta's Poems

2014 Poetry

Sun Music: New and Selected Poems

2018 Poetry

Tintinnabulum

2024 Poetry

Bibliography

  • The Domesticity of Giraffes (1987)
  • A Parachute of Blue (1995)
  • Accidental Grace (1996)
  • How to Love Bats, and Other Poems (2001)
  • Wolf Notes (2003)
  • Storm and Honey (2009)
  • Devadatta's Poems (2014)
  • Sun Music: New and Selected Poems (2018)
  • Tintinnabulum (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Vivid imageryIntersection of nature and human
Recurring Motifs
AnimalsNatureWonders of the everyday

Legacy

Recognized as a prominent contemporary Australian poet, recipient of numerous literary awards.

Trivia

  • Born in London, migrated to Australia in 1960.
  • Graduated as dux from primary school.