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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

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 Poetry

A sequence of poems about Christopher Columbus.

ExplorationNature

The Unceasing Ground

1946 Poetry

Poems exploring nature and the land.

LandContinuity

Poems of Discovery

1959 Poetry

Poems centered on discovery.

DiscoveryAdventure

The Talking Clothes: Poems

1966 Poetry

Poems 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

  • Mental illness
    1970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.