Patrick White Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2018) Winner
Samuel Wagan Watson
サミューエル・ワガン・ワトソン
Samyueru Wagan Watoson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Nationality
- Australia, Indigenous Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brisbane (Mt Gravatt area) → Sunshine Coast → Brisbane
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Salesman, Film technician, Law clerk, Writer, Script developer
- Active Years
- 1999-2024
- Influenced By
- Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Robert Adamson
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Queensland Premier's Literary Awards David Unaipon Award | Of Muse, Meandering and Midnight | Emerging Indigenous Writers | Queensland Government | Winner |
| 2005 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry | Smoke Encrypted Whispers | Book of the Year | New South Wales Government | Winner |
| 2018 | Patrick White Literary Award | — | — | — | Winner |
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards David Unaipon Award
1999
Work:
Of Muse, Meandering and Midnight
Category:
Emerging Indigenous Writers
Organization:
Queensland Government
Result:
Winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
2005
Work:
Smoke Encrypted Whispers
Category:
Book of the Year
Organization:
New South Wales Government
Result:
Winner
Patrick White Literary Award
2018
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Smoke Encrypted Whispers
2004 PoetryPoetry collection exploring effects of colonisation and everyday experiences.
ColonisationIndigenous cultureEveryday life
Adaptations
- [Music] Smoke Encrypted Whispers (musical settings) / Paul Dean (2004)
Of Muse, Meandering and Midnight
1999 PoetryEarly poetry collection.
MuseMeanderingMidnight
Itinerant Blues
2002 PoetryPoetry collection themed around itinerant blues.
ItinerancyBlues
Bibliography
- Of Muse, Meandering and Midnight (1999)
- Hotel Bone (2001)
- Itinerant Blues (2002)
- Smoke Encrypted Whispers (2004)
- Three legged dogs, and other poems (2005)
Adaptations
- Smoke Encrypted Whispers set to music by 23 composers (2004)
Translations by Author
- Haiku for JAXA astronauts
Translations of Works
- Translations presented at Utan Kayu Literary Biennale in Indonesia
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Free verseSonnet (early)
- Recurring Motifs
- Effects of colonisationIndigenous experiencesEveryday observations
Health
-
Brain haemorrhage不明（回復）Made readings difficult but recovered after two years
Legacy
Prominent contemporary Indigenous Australian poet, with poetry featured on public bridges.
In Popular Culture
- Poetry embedded on Eleanor Schonell Bridge
Trivia
- Father is novelist Sam Watson.
- Aunt is poet Maureen Watson.