Patrick White Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2011) Winner
Robert Adamson
ロバート・アダムソン
Robāto Adamuson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-05-17 （Sydney, New South Wales, Australia）
- Died
- 2022-12-16 （Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia） age 79
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Sydney → Neutral Bay → Gosford Boys Home → Wahroonga
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Publisher
- Active Years
- 1970-2022
- Affiliations
- Editor of New Poetry magazine, Paper Bark Press, CAL Chair of Poetry at University of Technology, Sydney
- Influenced By
- Arthur Rimbaud, Stéphane Mallarmé, Hart Crane, Robert Duncan, Robert Creeley
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | Selected Poems | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry | The Clean Dark | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry | The Clean Dark | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Turnbull-Fox-Phillips Award | The Clean Dark | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Christopher Brennan Award | — | 生涯功労賞 | FAW | 受賞 |
| 2004 | New South Wales Premier's History Award | Inside Out | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | The Age Book of the Year Poetry Prize | The Goldfinches of Baghdad | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | The Goldfinches of Baghdad | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Patrick White Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
1976
Work:
Selected Poems
Result:
受賞
C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry
1990
Work:
The Clean Dark
Result:
受賞
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
1990
Work:
The Clean Dark
Result:
受賞
Turnbull-Fox-Phillips Award
1990
Work:
The Clean Dark
Result:
受賞
Christopher Brennan Award
1994
Category:
生涯功労賞
Organization:
FAW
Result:
受賞
New South Wales Premier's History Award
2004
Work:
Inside Out
Result:
受賞
The Age Book of the Year Poetry Prize
2007
Work:
The Goldfinches of Baghdad
Result:
受賞
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
2007
Work:
The Goldfinches of Baghdad
Result:
受賞
Patrick White Award
2011
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Clean Dark
1989 PoetryA collection exploring themes of clean darkness
DarknessNature
The Goldfinches of Baghdad
2006 PoetryPoems inspired by goldfinches in Baghdad
WarBirds
Net Needle
2015 PoetryContemporary poetry collection symbolizing nets and needles
MemoryRiver
Bibliography
- Canticles on the Skin
- Cross The Border
- Selected Poems
- Where I Come From
- The Clean Dark
- Waving to Hart Crane
- Black Water: Approaching Zukofsky
- Mulberry Leaves: New & Selected Poems 1970-2001
- Reading the River: Selected Poems
- The Goldfinches of Baghdad
- The Golden Bird: New and Selected Poems
- The Kingfisher's Soul
- Empty Your Eyes
- Net Needle
- Reaching Light: Selected Poems
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rimbaud-esqueExperimental
- Recurring Motifs
- RiversBirdsDarkness
Health
-
Terminal illness晩年Died in palliative care
Legacy
One of Australia's leading contemporary poets, known for his unique poetic world shaped by juvenile detention experiences and numerous awards.
Trivia
- Spent much of his teenage years in Gosford Boys Home.
- Editor of New Poetry magazine.
- Co-founded Paper Bark Press.