Vivian Brian SmithFAHA (born 3 June 1933) is an Australian poet. He is considered one of the most lyrical and observant Australian poets of his generation.
Smith was born in Hobart, Tasmania and studied French at the University of Tasmania from which he graduated with a Master of Arts. He left Tasmania in the late 1950s and has lived since then in Sydney, where he was a longtime professor at the University of Sydney until his retirement in the early 2000s.[1] He returns to Tasmania every year and his poetry is still influenced by the landscape there. Smith has published criticism as well as a bibliography of the work of Patrick White.[2] He has been an advocate of Australian literature and of many individual Australian writers.
Writing careeredit
Smith's first book of poetry, The Other Meaning, was published in 1956 and he has since published eight further collections, among which Tide Country won the New South Wales Premier's Prize for Poetry and the Grace Leven Prize. A key later collection is Along The Line (Salt, 2007). He is a highly respected critic, having produced key studies on Australian literature and contributed much to the growth and sophistication of criticism surrounding Australian poetry. With his fellow poet and great friend, the late Noel Rowe, he published the anthology Windchimes: Asia in Australian Poetry (Pandanus Books 2006).[2]
Quadrant Twenty-Five Years (1982) edited with Lee Shrubb and Peter Coleman
Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania (1985) edited with Margaret Scott
Australian Poetry 1986 : the finest of recent Australian poetry (1986) edited
Australian Poetry 1988 : the finest of recent Australian poetry (1988) edited
Sydney's Poems : A Selection on the Occasion of the City's One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary 1842-1992 (1992) edited with Robert Gray
Windchimes : Asia in Australian Poetry (2006) edited with Noel Rowe
Non-fictionedit
The Writing of Novels and Short Stories, [and], James McAuley's Recent Poetry edited with Gavin Casey (1964)
Smith, Vivian, ed. (1977). Letters of Vance and Nettie Palmer, 1915-1963. Canberra: National Library of Australia.
Nettie Palmer : Her Private Journal Fourteen Years, Poems, Reviews and Literary Essays (1988)
Catalano, Gary (December 1995). "Vivian Smith". Quadrant. 39 (12): 57–60.
Referencesedit
^Scrivener, Leone: Vivian Smith, The Companion to Tasmanian History (University of Tasmania).
^ abSmith, Vivian, AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource, 14 October 2008.
^"Fellow: Vivian Smith". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
December 15, 2023
vivian, smith, poet, vivian, brian, smith, faha, born, june, 1933, australian, poet, considered, most, lyrical, observant, australian, poets, generation, vivian, smithfahabornvivian, brian, smith, 1933, june, 1933hobart, tasmania, australiaoccupationpoetlangua. Vivian Brian Smith FAHA born 3 June 1933 is an Australian poet He is considered one of the most lyrical and observant Australian poets of his generation Vivian SmithFAHABornVivian Brian Smith 1933 06 03 3 June 1933Hobart Tasmania AustraliaOccupationpoetLanguageEnglishNationalityAustralianYears active1950 Notable worksTide Country Contents 1 Early life 2 Writing career 3 Awards and recognition 4 Bibliography 4 1 Poetry collections 4 2 Anthologies 4 3 Non fiction 5 ReferencesEarly life editSmith was born in Hobart Tasmania and studied French at the University of Tasmania from which he graduated with a Master of Arts He left Tasmania in the late 1950s and has lived since then in Sydney where he was a longtime professor at the University of Sydney until his retirement in the early 2000s 1 He returns to Tasmania every year and his poetry is still influenced by the landscape there Smith has published criticism as well as a bibliography of the work of Patrick White 2 He has been an advocate of Australian literature and of many individual Australian writers Writing career editSmith s first book of poetry The Other Meaning was published in 1956 and he has since published eight further collections among which Tide Country won the New South Wales Premier s Prize for Poetry and the Grace Leven Prize A key later collection is Along The Line Salt 2007 He is a highly respected critic having produced key studies on Australian literature and contributed much to the growth and sophistication of criticism surrounding Australian poetry With his fellow poet and great friend the late Noel Rowe he published the anthology Windchimes Asia in Australian Poetry Pandanus Books 2006 2 Awards and recognition editSmith won the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry in 1983 and the Patrick White Award in 1997 He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1998 3 Bibliography editPoetry collections edit The Other Meaning 1956 An Island South 1967 Familiar Places Poems 1978 Tide Country 1982 Selected Poems 1985 New Selected Poems 1995 Late News 2000 Along the Line 2006 The Other Side of Things 2008 Traveller s Tale And Other Poems 2011 Here There and Elsewhere 2012 Anthologies edit Australian Poetry 1969 1969 edited Young St Poets Anthology 1981 edited Quadrant Twenty Five Years 1982 edited with Lee Shrubb and Peter Coleman Effects of Light The Poetry of Tasmania 1985 edited with Margaret Scott Australian Poetry 1986 the finest of recent Australian poetry 1986 edited Australian Poetry 1988 the finest of recent Australian poetry 1988 edited Sydney s Poems A Selection on the Occasion of the City s One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary 1842 1992 1992 edited with Robert Gray Windchimes Asia in Australian Poetry 2006 edited with Noel RoweNon fiction edit The Writing of Novels and Short Stories and James McAuley s Recent Poetry edited with Gavin Casey 1964 Smith Vivian ed 1977 Letters of Vance and Nettie Palmer 1915 1963 Canberra National Library of Australia Nettie Palmer Her Private Journal Fourteen Years Poems Reviews and Literary Essays 1988 Catalano Gary December 1995 Vivian Smith Quadrant 39 12 57 60 References edit Scrivener Leone Vivian Smith The Companion to Tasmanian History University of Tasmania a b Smith Vivian AustLit The Australian Literature Resource 14 October 2008 Fellow Vivian Smith Australian Academy of the Humanities Retrieved 13 March 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vivian Smith poet amp oldid 1169294465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
