Samuel Wagan Watson
Samuel Wagan Watson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Parent | Sam Watson |
Samuel Wagan Watson (born 1972) is a contemporary Indigenous Australian poet.
Samuel Wagan Watson was born in Brisbane, his family is Irish, German, Bundjalung and Birri Gubba. His poetry ranges from observation of everyday experience to the effects of colonisation in a vividly direct, almost tactile, language.
In 1996 to 1998, the Brisbane City Council set up a project called Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands, the purpose was to bring together historians, poets, photographers, environmentalists and designers to collaborated and show the cultural history and the Boondall Wetlands.[1] Samuel Watson was involved in this project, with the poets Brett Dionysius and Liz Hall-Downs. In 2000 an audio CD was produced of their work on the project. 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, as well as recognising the his parents, Samuel Watson listed, "Nick Cave, Tom Waites, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski and Robert Adamson".[3]
Samuel Wagan Watson's father is the novelist Sam Watson.
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, 0201)
- Smoke Encrypted Whispers. (UQP, 2004) ISBN 0-7022-3471-0 review
- Three legged dogs, and other poems. (Picaro Press, 2005) OCLC: 69249268
Articles
- "Cold Storage", The Literary Review, 45 (no. 1): 108, 2001, ISSN: 0024-4589
{{citation}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - "Hotel Bone", Jacket Magazine, Jacket 16, March 2002
- "Recipe for Metropolis Brisbane", Southerly, 62 (No. 2), June 2002
{{citation}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - "Boondall Wetlands, ... falling mother sky: A Collection of Poetry", Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Stories, 1996
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Other Media
- Watson, Samuel Wagan (2000). "Blackfellas Whitefellas Wetlands". CD. unknown.
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External links
- "Ten poems" with German translations
- Review of Smoke at Australian Humanities Review
- Messagestick Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Online Review July 4, 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". July 4, 2007.
- ^ "The Cortland Review by David Kennedy". Spring 2002.
- ^ "Booked Out Speaker's Agency". July 4, 2007.
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