Patrick White Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1988) Winner
Roland Robinson
ローランド・ロビンソン
Rōrando Robinson
Aliases:
Roland Edward Robinson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1912-06-12 （Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland）
- Died
- 1992-02-08 （Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia） age 79
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Ireland (birth) → Australia (immigrated 1922) → Lake Macquarie, NSW (later years)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Collector of Australian Aboriginal myths, Ballet dancer, Dance critic, Roustabout
- Active Years
- 1944-1992
- Affiliations
- The Sydney Morning Herald (dance critic), Kirsova Ballet
- Memberships
- Jindyworobak Movement
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Medal of the Order of Australia | — | services to literature | Government of Australia | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Patrick White Award | — | — | Copyright Agency | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Honorary Doctor of Letters | — | — | University of Newcastle | 授与 |
| 1991 | Freeman of the City of Lake Macquarie | — | — | Lake Macquarie City Council | 授与 |
Medal of the Order of Australia
1984
Category:
services to literature
Organization:
Government of Australia
Result:
受賞
Patrick White Award
1988
Organization:
Copyright Agency
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctor of Letters
1991
Organization:
University of Newcastle
Result:
授与
Freeman of the City of Lake Macquarie
1991
Organization:
Lake Macquarie City Council
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Beyond the Grass-Tree Spears: Verse
1944 PoetryEarly poetry collection inspired by Australian landscape.
Australian landscape
Tumult of the Swans
1953 PoetryPoetry collection featuring swans.
NatureBirds
Altjeringa and Other Aboriginal Poems
1970 PoetryPoems based on Aboriginal myths.
Aboriginal mythology
Bibliography
- Beyond the Grass-Tree Spears: Verse
- Language of the Sand: Poems
- Tumult of the Swans
- Deep Well
- Altjeringa and Other Aboriginal Poems
- The Hooded Lamp
- Selected poems (1944-1982)
- Black-feller, white-feller
- The Man Who Sold his Dreaming
- Wandjina, Children of the Dreamtime: Aboriginal Myths & Legends
- Aboriginal myths & legends: age-old stories of the Australian tribes
- The Australian Aboriginal
- The Drift of Things: an Autobiography, 1914-52
- The Shift of Sands: an Autobiography, 1952-62
- A Letter to Joan: an Autobiography, 1962-73
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetry celebrating Australian bush and landscapeIncorporation of Aboriginal oral traditions
- Recurring Motifs
- Aboriginal mythsAustralian natural landscapesBush life
Legacy
Renowned Australian poet focused on landscape and Aboriginal mythology preservation. Awarded Patrick White Award. Honored with literary award and library naming posthumously.
Museums
- Roland Robinson Library Belmont, New South Wales, Australia Opened in 1997
In Popular Culture
- The Roland Robinson Literary Award established
Trivia
- Immigrated to Australia at age 9
- Performed as ballet dancer with Kirsova Ballet
- Served in Australian Army
- Collected Aboriginal myths directly from indigenous people