New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1985) Winner
Kevin John Hart
ケビン・ジョン・ハート
Kevin John Hart
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-07-05 （United Kingdom）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Brisbane, Australia (1966- ) → Melbourne, Australia → Clayton, Monash University, Australia → South Bend, University of Notre Dame, USA → Charlottesville, University of Virginia, USA → Durham, Duke University, USA
Career
- Occupations
- poet, theologian, philosopher, literary critic, university professor
- Active Years
- 1978-2024
- Affiliations
- Australian Academy of the Humanities (Corresponding Fellow, 1994- ), Monash University, University of Notre Dame, University of Virginia, Duke Divinity School
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)
- Influenced By
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, T. S. Eliot, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Éluard, Vasko Popa, Zbigniew Herbert, Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Influenced
- Harold Bloom
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian National University | — | Philosophy | Bachelor of Arts | — | Australia |
| University of Melbourne | — | Philosophy | PhD | — | Australia |
Australian National University
Philosophy
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
Australia
Major in Philosophy
University of Melbourne
Philosophy
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | John Shaw Neilson Poetry Award | — | — | — | won |
| 1982 | Mattara Poetry Award | — | — | — | won |
| 1984 | Wesley Michel Wright Award | — | — | — | won |
| 1985 | NSW Premier's Prize for Poetry | Your Shadow | — | — | won |
| 1985 | Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry | Your Shadow | — | — | won |
| 1992 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | Peniel | — | — | won |
| 1995 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | New and Selected Poems | — | — | won |
| 1999 | Christopher Brennan Award | — | — | Australia Council for the Arts | won |
| 2008 | Greybeal-Gowen Prize for Poetry | — | — | — | won |
John Shaw Neilson Poetry Award
1977
Result:
won
Mattara Poetry Award
1982
Result:
won
Wesley Michel Wright Award
1984
Result:
won
NSW Premier's Prize for Poetry
1985
Work:
Your Shadow
Result:
won
Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry
1985
Work:
Your Shadow
Result:
won
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
1992
Work:
Peniel
Result:
won
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
1995
Work:
New and Selected Poems
Result:
won
Christopher Brennan Award
1999
Organization:
Australia Council for the Arts
Result:
won
Greybeal-Gowen Prize for Poetry
2008
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Your Shadow
1984 PoetryA poetry collection exploring themes of shadow. Known as an award-winning work.
shadowmysticism
Wicked Heat
1999 PoetryA collection of passionate and sensual poems, highly praised by Harold Bloom.
passionsensualityreligion
Flame Tree
2002 PoetryPoetry blending sensuality and spirituality. Caused controversy in education curriculum.
sensualitymysticism
Young Rain
2009 PoetryContemporary poetry collection featuring rain motifs.
naturephilosophy
Bibliography
- The Departure
- The Lines of Your Hand
- Your Shadow
- Peniel
- New and Selected Poems
- Dark Angel
- Nineteen Songs
- Wicked Heat
- Madonna
- Flame Tree
- Night Music
- Young Rain
- Morning Knowledge
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- mystical poeticsphenomenological approachrhythmic flowing line
- Recurring Motifs
- mysticismreligionsensualityphilosophydeath and resurrection
Legacy
Praised by Harold Bloom as 'the most outstanding Australian poet of his generation' and one of 'the major living poets in the English language.' Known for innovative style incorporating Christian mysticism and phenomenology in poetry.
Academic Societies
- Australian Academy of the Humanities
Trivia
- His poetry collection Flame Tree was rejected from the Victorian Certificate of Education curriculum due to obscenity. The line was 'My semen hot and wild inside your cunt.'
- Moved to Brisbane, Australia with family in 1966.
- Inspired by Shelley's 'Ozymandias' to start writing poetry.