Rowbotham worked as a journalist for the Toowoomba Chronicle and Brisbane Courier-Mail (1955–64).[3] He lectured in English at the University of Queensland (1965–1969) and became the literary critic of the Brisbane Courier-Mail (1969–1980), and its literary editor (1980–1987).[2]
Though lyrical in form, Rowbotham's poems are often concerned with history. After the publication of his Selected Poems by Penguin in 1994, covering a period of fifty years, Rowbotham entered a startling late period of productivity which culminated in the publication of the much-lauded Poems for America in 2002. In 2005 the Wagtail series from Picaro Press published a chapbook of Rowbotham's called The Brown Island.
Later lifeedit
A friend and mentor to many other Australian writers, Rowbotham also maintained extensive international connections, travelling frequently to the United States.
He died on 6 October 2010.
Awards and recognitionedit
Rowbotham was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1991 in recognition of his service to literature.[4]
david, rowbotham, english, musician, dave, rowbotham, david, harold, rowbotham, august, 1924, october, 2010, australian, poet, journalist, contents, early, life, literary, career, later, life, awards, recognition, bibliography, references, external, linksearly. For the English musician see Dave Rowbotham David Harold Rowbotham AM 27 August 1924 6 October 2010 was an Australian poet and journalist Contents 1 Early life 2 Literary career 3 Later life 4 Awards and recognition 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editRowbotham was born in the Darling Downs of Queensland in the city of Toowoomba 1 He attended Toowoomba Grammar School and studied at the University of Queensland and the University of Sydney 2 He served in the Second World War on the Pacific front Literary career editRowbotham worked as a journalist for the Toowoomba Chronicle and Brisbane Courier Mail 1955 64 3 He lectured in English at the University of Queensland 1965 1969 and became the literary critic of the Brisbane Courier Mail 1969 1980 and its literary editor 1980 1987 2 Though lyrical in form Rowbotham s poems are often concerned with history After the publication of his Selected Poems by Penguin in 1994 covering a period of fifty years Rowbotham entered a startling late period of productivity which culminated in the publication of the much lauded Poems for America in 2002 In 2005 the Wagtail series from Picaro Press published a chapbook of Rowbotham s called The Brown Island Later life editA friend and mentor to many other Australian writers Rowbotham also maintained extensive international connections travelling frequently to the United States He died on 6 October 2010 Awards and recognition editRowbotham was made a Member of the Order of Australia AM in 1991 in recognition of his service to literature 4 In 2007 Rowbotham received the Patrick White Award the presentation was made 9 November 2007 in Brisbane Bibliography editPloughman and Poet 1954 Inland 1958 All the Room 1964 Bungalow and Hurricane 1967 The Makers of the Ark 1970 The Pen of Feathers 1971 Maydays 1980 Selected Poems 1994 The Ebony Gates 1996 Poems for America 2002 The Brown Island 2005 The Cave in the Sky 2005 The Star of Engelmeer 2006 Rogue Moons 2007 References edit David Rowbotham Archived 4 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane Writers Festival Accessed 30 January 2007 a b Australian Verse An Illustrated Treasury edited by Beatrice Davis State Library of New South Wales Press 1996 David Rowbotham Australian Poetry Library Retrieved 17 January 2014 David Harold Rowbotham honours pmc gov au Archived from the original on 11 December 2019 Retrieved 11 December 2019 External links editDavid Rowbotham A Chronicle Reviews of Poems for America David Rowbotham Australian Poetry Library nbsp nbsp This article about an Australian writer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Rowbotham amp oldid 1211997278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
