Chancellor's Gold Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (1935) Winner
Olive Fraser
オリーブ・フレイザー
Orību Fureizā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1909-01-20 （Aberdeen）
- Died
- 1977-12-09 （Aberdeen） age 68
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Nairn → Aberdeen → Cambridge
Career
- Occupations
- poet
- Active Years
- 1930-1977
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millbank School | — | — | — | — | Scotland |
| Rose's Academical Institution | — | — | — | — | Scotland |
| King's College, Aberdeen (University of Aberdeen) | Faculty of Arts | English | — | 1927-1930 | Scotland |
| Girton College, Cambridge | — | English | — | — | England |
Millbank School
Country:
Scotland
Nairn
Rose's Academical Institution
Country:
Scotland
Nairn
King's College, Aberdeen (University of Aberdeen)
Faculty of Arts
/ English
Period:
1927-1930
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
Scotland
Graduated 1930
Girton College, Cambridge
English
Country:
England
Did not graduate due to ill health
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Calder Prize | — | 英語韻文 | University of Aberdeen | 受賞 |
| 1935 | Chancellor's Medal for English Verse | — | 英語韻文 | University of Cambridge | 受賞 |
Calder Prize
Category:
英語韻文
Organization:
University of Aberdeen
Result:
受賞
Chancellor's Medal for English Verse
1935
Category:
英語韻文
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Benighted in the Foothills of the Cairngorms: January
poetry
lonelinessnature
The Adder of Quinag
poetry
nature
The Solitaires
poetry
solitude
The Wrong Music
1989 poetry collectionPosthumous collection edited by Helena Mennie Shire
sadnessfamily
The Pure Account
1981 poetry collectionPosthumous poems edited by Helena Mennie Shire
lifepoignancy
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- heartbreaking poignancynature imagerypersonal sadness
- Recurring Motifs
- never-extinguished sadnessunwanted childfamily rejection
Health
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hypothyroidism晩年Successful treatment led to significant health improvement, regained energy and wrote again
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depression生涯初期Likely caused by hypothyroidism, affected earlier life and studies
Legacy
Scottish poet whose most works were published posthumously. Known for poems reflecting lifelong sadness from being an unwanted child. Profile at Scottish Poetry Library.
Quotes
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... there was a never-extinguished sadness in Fraser’s life: the knowledge that she was an unwanted child. Her mother was cold to her, and her father and his family never recognised her (both parents returned from Australia, but lived apart). All this was reflected in her writing throughout her life, in poems of heartbreaking poignancy ...
Source: Scottish Poetry Library
Trivia
- Both parents emigrated to Australia within a year of her birth, leaving her with her great-aunt in Nairn.
- Parents returned from Australia but lived apart, and father's family never recognised her.