Patrick White Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1987) Winner
William Hart-Smith
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William Hart-Smith
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1911-11-23 （Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England）
- Died
- 1990-04-15 age 78
- Nationality
- New Zealand, Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Zealand (moved in 1924) → Australia (emigrated in 1936) → New Zealand (returned in 1946) → Perth (late 1960s)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, radio mechanic, commercial radio worker, Australian Broadcasting Commission employee, adult education teacher, freelance writer
- Active Years
- 1936-1990
- Affiliations
- Jindyworobak Movement, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ALS Gold Medal | — | — | Association of the Literature of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Patrick White Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
ALS Gold Medal
1960
Organization:
Association of the Literature of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Result:
受賞
Patrick White Award
1987
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Columbus Goes West
1943 PoetryA sequence of poems about Christopher Columbus.
ExplorationNature
The Unceasing Ground
1946 PoetryPoems exploring nature and the land.
LandContinuity
Poems of Discovery
1959 PoetryPoems centered on discovery.
DiscoveryAdventure
The Talking Clothes: Poems
1966 PoetryPoems featuring talking clothes.
FantasyEveryday life
Bibliography
- Poems (1942)
- Columbus Goes West (1943)
- Harvest (1945)
- The Unceasing Ground (1946)
- Christopher Columbus: A Sequence of Poems (1948)
- On the Level (1950)
- Poems in Doggerel (1955)
- Poems of Discovery (1959)
- The Talking Clothes: Poems (1966)
- Mini-Poems (1974)
- Let me Learn the Steps: Poems from a Psychiatric Ward (1977)
- Selected Poems 1936-1984 (1985)
- Hand to Hand: A Garnering (1991)
- Birds, Beasts, Flowers: Australian Children's Poetry (1996)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Free verseRich in natural imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureShellsExploration
Health
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Mental illness1970年代Influenced poetry written in psychiatric ward.
Legacy
New Zealand/Australian poet awarded the Patrick White Award. Also noted conchologist specializing in cowrie shells.
Trivia
- Distinguished conchologist specializing in cowrie shells.
- Moved to Perth from Sydney to find unpolluted water for shelling.