David Rowbotham
David Harold Rowbotham (27 August 1924 – 6 October 2010) was an Australian poet and journalist.
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| Born | David Harold Rowbotham 27 August 1924 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 6 October 2010 (aged 86) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Poet and journalist |
| Period | 1946-2010 |
| Notable awards | 2007 Patrick White Award |
David Harold Rowbotham AM (27 August 1924 – 6 October 2010) was an Australian poet and journalist.[1]
Early life
[edit]Rowbotham was born in the Darling Downs of Queensland, in the city of Toowoomba.[2] He attended Toowoomba Grammar School and later studied at the University of Queensland and the University of Sydney.[3] During the Second World War, he served on the Pacific front.[1]
Literary career
[edit]Rowbotham worked as a journalist for the Toowoomba Chronicle and Brisbane Courier-Mail from 1955 to 1964.[4] He lectured in English at the University of Queensland between 1965 and 1969, then became the literary critic for the Brisbane Courier-Mail from 1969 to 1980, and later its literary editor from 1980 to 1987.[3]
Though lyrical in form, Rowbotham's poems often focus on history. After Penguin published his Selected Poems in 1994, which covered fifty years of work, Rowbotham entered a productive late period that culminated in the well-received Poems for America in 2002. In 2005, Picaro Press's Wagtail series published a chapbook of Rowbotham's titled The Brown Island.[5]
Later life
[edit]A friend and mentor to many Australian writers, Rowbotham also maintained wide international connections.[1]
He died on 6 October 2010.[6]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Rowbotham was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1991 for his service to literature.[7]
In 2007, he received the Patrick White Award, which was presented to him on 9 November 2007 in Brisbane.[8]
Bibliography
[edit]- Ploughman 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]- ^ a b c "Austlit — David Rowbotham". Austlit. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ 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 Rowbotham - Bibliography". Austlit. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ ""Poet's late flowering crowned a life's work"". The Australian, 8 October 2010, p14. ProQuest 756814860. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "David Harold Rowbotham". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- David Rowbotham: A Chronicle Archived 19 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Reviews of Poems for America
- "David Rowbotham". Australian Poetry Library.
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