South Australian Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1992) Winner
Vincent Thomas Buckley
ヴィンセント・トーマス・バックリー
Vinsento Tōmasu Bakkurī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-07-08 （Romsey, Victoria）
- Died
- 1988-11-12 （Melbourne） age 63
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Romsey, Victoria → East Melbourne → Melbourne → Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Editor, Teacher, Critic
- Active Years
- 1954-1988
- Affiliations
- University of Melbourne
- Influenced By
- Matthew Arnold, F. R. Leavis, T. S. Eliot
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | — | English | Bachelor's degree | 1946-1950 | Australia |
| University of Melbourne | — | English | Master's degree | 1951-1954 | Australia |
| St Catharine's College, Cambridge | — | — | — | 1955-1957 | United Kingdom |
| St Patrick’s College | — | — | — | — | Australia |
University of Melbourne
English
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Period:
1946-1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Australia
BA obtained
University of Melbourne
English
Degree:
Master's degree
Period:
1951-1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
Australia
MA obtained
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Period:
1955-1957
Country:
United Kingdom
Scholarship to study moral criticism
St Patrick’s College
Country:
Australia
Boarding school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Christopher Brennan Award | — | — | Australian Literature Society | 受賞 |
| — | ALS Gold Medal | — | — | Association for the Study of Australian Literature | 受賞 |
Christopher Brennan Award
1982
Organization:
Australian Literature Society
Result:
受賞
ALS Gold Medal
Organization:
Association for the Study of Australian Literature
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The World’s Flesh
1954 PoetryBuckley's first poetry collection.
Personal themes
Golden Builders: and Other Poems
1976 PoetryPoetry collection.
Political themesIrish culture
Late Winter Child
1979 PoetryPoetry collection.
Personal themes
Bibliography
- The World’s Flesh (1954)
- Essays in Poetry: Mainly Australian (1957)
- Poetry and Morality (1959)
- Masters in Israel (1961)
- Arcady and Other Places (1966)
- Golden Builders (1976)
- Maundy Sunlight (1975)
- Late Winter Child (1979)
- The Pattern (1979)
- Selected Poems (1981)
- Cutting green hay (1983)
- Memory Ireland (1985)
- Last Poems (1991)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- From personal to political subjectsInterest in Irish politics, culture and historyCatholic intellectual debate
- Recurring Motifs
- Irish politicsCatholicismCold War intellectual debates
Health
-
Heart disease1980年代後半Retired in 1987 due to poor health, died of heart attack
Legacy
Prominent Australian poet. The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize was established in his honor.
In Popular Culture
- Known as a sports poet
Trivia
- Served in Royal Australian Air Force during WWII
- Catholic poet
- ALS Gold Medal winner