Jack Davis (writer)

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Jack Davis

Jack Davis (born March 14, 1917 in Yarloop , Western Australia , † March 17 , 2000 in Fremantle ) was an important Australian playwright and poet. He was himself an Aboriginal of the Noongar tribe . Davis campaigned for indigenous rights, and much of his works dealt with the experiences of the Aborigines. He has been hailed as the distinguished Aboriginal poet of the 20th century and many of his dramas are on the curriculum in Australian schools.

Works

Dramas

  • The Steal and the Stone (1972)
  • Kullark (1978)
  • The Dreamers (1983)
  • No Sugar (1985)
  • Honey Spot (1985)
  • Moorli and the Leprechaun (1986)
  • Barungin (Smell the Wind) (1988)
  • Plays from Black Australia (1989)
  • In Our Town (1990)
  • Rainmaker (1990)
  • Widjarti (1990)

poetry

  • The first-born and other poems (1970)
  • Jagardoo: Poems from Aboriginal Australia (1978)
  • John Pat and Other Poems (1988)
  • Black Life: poems (1992)

Others

  • Jack Davis: A life-story (1988)
  • A Boy's Life (1991)
  • Paperbark: A Collection of Black Australian Writings (1992)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.ausstage.edu.au/indexdrilldown.jsp?xcid=59&f_contrib_id=144
  2. ↑ Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature. Anita Heiss & Peter Minter, eds. Crows Nest, NSW. Allen & Unwin / Macquarie University. 2008. World Literature Today , Shon Arieh-Lerer.
  3. ^ Continuum Companion to 20th Century Theater , Colin Chambers. Page 195
  4. ↑ Black Lines: contemporary critical writing by indigenous Australians , Ian Anderson (Page 96)
personal data
SURNAME Davis, Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian playwright and poet
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Yarloop , Western Australia, Australia
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 2000
Place of death Fremantle , Western Australia, Australia