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'''Samuel Wagan Watson''' (born 1972) is a contemporary [[Indigenous Australian|Indigenous]] [[Australian]] [[poet]]. |
'''Samuel Wagan Watson''' (born 1972) is a contemporary [[Indigenous Australian|Indigenous]] [[Australian]] [[poet]]. |
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==Career== |
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Samuel Wagan Watson was born in [[Brisbane]] |
Samuel Wagan Watson was born in [[Brisbane]]; his family is [[Irish people|Irish]], [[Germans|German]], [[Bundjalung people|Bundjalung]] and [[Birri Gubba]]. His father is the novelist and political activist, [[Sam Watson (activist)|Sam Watson]]. His poetry ranges from observation of everyday experience to the effects of colonisation in a vividly direct, almost tactile, language. |
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In the late 1990s the Brisbane City Council set up a project to raise awareness of the [[Boondall Wetlands]]. The project was set up to bring together historians, poets, photographers, environmentalists and designers and show the cultural history of the Wetlands, both the local indigneous history and the experiences of European settlers.<ref name = "bris">{{cite news |title= Brisbane City Council: Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands |url= http://www.ccd.net/projects/search.html?projectID=1015204304 |date=4 July 2007}}</ref> Samuel Watson was invited to this project, with the poets [[Brett Dionysius]] and [[Liz Hall-Downs]], and in 2000 an audio CD was produced of their work, called [[Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands]]. The very different voices and focus of the three poets worked together to create a sense or place and of history.<ref name = "wetlands">{{cite news |title= The Cortland Review by David Kennedy |url= http://www.cortlandreview.com/features/02/04/kennedy.html |date=Spring 2002}}</ref> |
In the late 1990s the [[Brisbane City Council]] set up a project to raise awareness of the [[Boondall Wetlands]]. The project was set up to bring together historians, poets, photographers, environmentalists and designers and show the cultural history of the Wetlands, both the local indigneous history and the experiences of European settlers.<ref name = "bris">{{cite news |title= Brisbane City Council: Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands |url= http://www.ccd.net/projects/search.html?projectID=1015204304 |date=4 July 2007}}</ref> Samuel Watson was invited to this project, with the poets [[Brett Dionysius]] and [[Liz Hall-Downs]], and in 2000 an audio CD was produced of their work, called [[Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands]]. The very different voices and focus of the three poets worked together to create a sense or place and of history.<ref name = "wetlands">{{cite news |title= The Cortland Review by David Kennedy |url= http://www.cortlandreview.com/features/02/04/kennedy.html |date=Spring 2002}}</ref> |
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When asked in interview who had influenced him, Samuel Watson recognised the influence of his parents, and listed also |
When asked in interview who had influenced him, Samuel Watson recognised the influence of his parents, and listed also [[Nick Cave]], [[Tom Waits]], [[Jack Kerouac]], [[Charles Bukowski]] and [[Robert Adamson (poet)|Robert Adamson]].<ref name = "">{{cite news |title= Booked Out Speaker's Agency |url= http://www.bookedout.com.au/queensland/Samuel_Wagan_Watson/index.html |date= 4 July 2007}}</ref> |
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His poetry collection ''Smoke Encrypted Whispers'' has been set to music by 23 Brisbane-based composers who each wrote a two-minute piece to respond to a particular poem. The project was the work of the clarinetist [[Paul Dean (clarinetist)|Paul Dean]], who conducted a recording of the work with the narrator [[Ron Haddrick]] and the [[Southern Cross Soloists]]. |
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Samuel Wagan Watson's father is the novelist and political activist, [[Sam Watson (Australian politician)|Sam Watson]]. |
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==Awards and nominations== |
==Awards and nominations== |
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* ''Three legged dogs, and other poems''. (Picaro Press, 2005) OCLC: 69249268 |
* ''Three legged dogs, and other poems''. (Picaro Press, 2005) OCLC: 69249268 |
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===Articles and |
===Articles and other publications=== |
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* {{Cite journal |title = Cold Storage | journal = The Literary Review | volume = 45 | issue = 1 | pages = 108 | year = 2001 | url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2078/is_1_45/ai_80634614 | doi = |postscript = <!--None--> |issn = 0024-4589 }} |
* {{Cite journal |title = Cold Storage | journal = The Literary Review | volume = 45 | issue = 1 | pages = 108 | year = 2001 | url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2078/is_1_45/ai_80634614 | doi = |postscript = <!--None--> |issn = 0024-4589 }} |
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* {{Cite journal | title = Boondall Wetlands, ... falling mother sky: A Collection of Poetry| journal = Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Stories| volume = | issue = | pages = | year = 1996| year = 2005 | url = http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10300/20040531-0000/www.brisbane-stories.webcentral.com.au/boondall/default.htm | doi = | id = | postscript = <!--None--> }} |
* {{Cite journal | title = Boondall Wetlands, ... falling mother sky: A Collection of Poetry| journal = Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Stories| volume = | issue = | pages = | year = 1996| year = 2005 | url = http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10300/20040531-0000/www.brisbane-stories.webcentral.com.au/boondall/default.htm | doi = | id = | postscript = <!--None--> }} |
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* {{cite news | last = Watson | first = Samuel Wagan | coauthors = Brett Dionysius and Liz Hall-Downs | title = Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands | work = CD | pages = | language = | publisher = unknown | year = 2000 | url = |accessdate=2007-07-04}} |
* {{cite news | last = Watson | first = Samuel Wagan | coauthors = Brett Dionysius and Liz Hall-Downs | title = Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands | work = CD | pages = | language = | publisher = unknown | year = 2000 | url = |accessdate=2007-07-04}} |
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Revision as of 22:06, 17 April 2014
Samuel Wagan Watson | |
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Samuel Wagan Watson (born 1972) is a contemporary Indigenous Australian poet.
Career
Samuel Wagan Watson was born in Brisbane; his family is Irish, German, Bundjalung and Birri Gubba. His father is the novelist and political activist, Sam Watson. His poetry ranges from observation of everyday experience to the effects of colonisation in a vividly direct, almost tactile, language.
In the late 1990s the Brisbane City Council set up a project to raise awareness of the Boondall Wetlands. The project was set up to bring together historians, poets, photographers, environmentalists and designers and show the cultural history of the Wetlands, both the local indigneous history and the experiences of European settlers.[1] Samuel Watson was invited to this project, with the poets Brett Dionysius and Liz Hall-Downs, and in 2000 an audio CD was produced of their work, called Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands. The very different voices and focus of the three poets worked together to create a sense or place and of history.[2]
When asked in interview who had influenced him, Samuel Watson recognised the influence of his parents, and listed also Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski and Robert Adamson.[3]
His poetry collection Smoke Encrypted Whispers has been set to music by 23 Brisbane-based composers who each wrote a two-minute piece to respond to a particular poem. The project was the work of the clarinetist Paul Dean, who conducted a recording of the work with the narrator Ron Haddrick and the Southern Cross Soloists.
Awards and nominations
- 1999 - Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, David Unaipon Award for an Emerging Indigenous Writers for Of Muse, Meandering and Midnight
- 2005 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry Book of the Year for Smoke Encrypted Whispers
Samuel Watson has also received a Highly Commended in both the Anne Elder Awards and the 2000 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Australian Culture.[citation needed]
Bibliography
Books
- Of Muse, Meandering and Midnight. (UQP, 1999) ISBN 0-7022-3174-6
- Itinerant Blues. (UQP, 2002) ISBN 0-7022-3282-3 reviewed
- Hotel Bone (Vagabone Press, 2001)
- Smoke Encrypted Whispers. (UQP, 2004) ISBN 0-7022-3471-0 review
- Three legged dogs, and other poems. (Picaro Press, 2005) OCLC: 69249268
Articles and other publications
- "Cold Storage". The Literary Review. 45 (1): 108. 2001. ISSN 0024-4589.
- "Hotel Bone". Jacket Magazine. Jacket 16. March 2002.
- "Recipe for Metropolis Brisbane" (– Scholar search). Southerly. 62 (2). June 2002.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|format= - "Boondall Wetlands, ... falling mother sky: A Collection of Poetry". Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Stories. 2005.
Other media
- Watson, Samuel Wagan (2000). "Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands". CD. unknown.
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External links
- Review of Smoke at Australian Humanities Review
- Messagestick Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Online Review 4 July 2007
- ABC Queensland review by radio presenters Steve Austin & Hilary Beaton
- Brisbane Stories 1996-2005 Artists in Boondall Wetlands - 2002
Notes
- ^ "Brisbane City Council: Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands". 4 July 2007.
- ^ "The Cortland Review by David Kennedy". Spring 2002.
- ^ "Booked Out Speaker's Agency". 4 July 2007.
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