Geoffrey Lehmann (born 28 June 1940) is an Australian poet, children's writer, and tax lawyer.
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| Born | 28 June 1940 McMahons Point, Sydney, Australia |
| Alma mater | Sydney Church of England Grammar School University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Australian poet |
Biography edit
Lehmann grew up in McMahons Point, Sydney, and attended the Sydney Church of England Grammar School in North Sydney. He graduated in arts and law from the University of Sydney in 1960 and 1963 respectively. In 1961, he demonstrated in a student newspaper article that fellow student Robert Hughes had published plagiarised poetry by Terence Tiller and others, and a drawing by Leonard Baskin.[1]
Lehmann was the first Australian poet to be published by the London publishing house Faber and Faber.[2] He received the 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Award for poetry.[3][4]
Lehmann has worked as a solicitor in his own small law firm, as an academic lawyer at the University of New South Wales, and as a corporate tax lawyer, having retired from PwC.[5] He continues to write as a literary reviewer for The Australian newspaper. [citation needed]
Bibliography edit
Poetry edit
- Murray, Les A.; Lehmann, Geoffrey (1965). The Ilex Tree. Canberra: Australian National University.
- Lehmann, Geoffrey (1968). A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
- Comic Australian Verse (1972) Editor
- Conversation with a Rider (1972)
- Selected Poems (1976)
- Ross' Poems (1978)
- Nero's Poems: Translations of the public and private poems of the Emperor Nero (1981)
- Children's Games (1990)
- Spring Forest (1992)
- Collected Poems (1997)
- Baking at Night and Other Poems (2003)
- Poems 1957-2013 (2014)
Novels edit
- A Spring Day in Autumn (1974)
Children's fiction edit
- The Balloon Farmer (1994) with Betty Greenhatch
- Sky Boy (2001) with Caroline Magerl
Non-fiction edit
- Australian Primitive Painters (1974) editor, art
- Lehmann, Geoffrey (January–February 2016). "Music and language, cultural identity and fame". Quadrant. 60 (1–2): 92–98.
- Lehmann, Geoffrey (2018), Leeward : a memoir, NewSouth Books, ISBN 978-1-74223-613-1
Edited edit
- Hermes (1962)
- Comic Australian Verse (1972)
- The Younger Australian Poets (1983) editor with Robert Gray
- The Flight of the Emu (1990)
- Australian Poetry in the Twentieth Century (1991) editor with Robert Gray
- Australian Poetry Since 1788 (2011) editor with Robert Gray
Book reviews edit
| Date | Review article | Work(s) reviewed |
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| 2013 | Lehmann, Geoffrey (April 2013). "Giving it a go : brilliantly observed and precise poems". Australian Book Review. 350: 24–25. | Wallace-Crabbe, Chris (2013). New and selected poems. Manchester: Carcanet. |
Awards edit
- Grace Leven Prize for Poetry, winner 1965 for The Ilex Tree with Les Murray[6]
- Grace Leven Prize for Poetry, winner 1981 for Nero's Poems[7]
- Grace Leven Prize for Poetry, winner 1997 for Collected Poems[8]
- Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Poetry, winner 2015 for Poems 1957-2013[9]
References edit
- ^ Coombs A Sex and Anarchy: The life and death of the Sydney Push Viking Penguin Books (Australia, 1996) pp 158-9
- ^ UWAP - Geoffrey Lehmann
- ^ ABC News - Prime Minister's Literary Awards: Author Joan London's takes out prize for best fiction
- ^ UWA News - Geoffrey Lehmann wins Prime Minister’s Award for Poetry
- ^ "Geoffrey Lehmann". The Tax Institute. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — The Ilex Tree by Geoffrey Lehmann and Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Nero's Poems by Geoffrey Lehmann". Austlit. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Collected Poems by Geoffrey Lehmann". Austlit. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ ""Prime MInister's Literary Awards — Shortlist and winners: 2021 - 2008"". Creative Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2023.