For poet Robert Adamson, the natural world offered a form of deliverance.
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Pi O is known for his wit and irreverence. His anarchism, reflexive anti-Americanism and anti-capitalism are all part of the deal.
Ali Cobby Eckermann’s first book since winning the Windham Campbell Prize may well prove her most enduring.
In speaking to the moment, poets are bringing the apocalypse to Australian literature.
John Tranter’s poetry was defined by his relentless desire to experiment.
Influential jurist Barron Field introduced the concept of terra nullius into the law of colonial Australia. His poetry provides crucial insights into his thinking.
Les Murray’s habit of rearranging and recontexualising his poetry was a reflection of his distinctive way of perceiving the world.
In Killernova, celebrations of history, nature and heritage are tinged with despair at contemporary degradation of nature, bringing catastrophic loss.
A close friend of John Curtin, Dame Mary Gilmore wrote poems on topics such as colonial violence and the plight of the koala. How has her great, great nephew, Scott Morrison, chosen to remember her?
Dunlop’s 1838 poem, The Aboriginal Mother, about the suffering inflicted at the Myall Creek massacre, made the new immigrant from Ireland locally notorious.
The WA based publisher has a strong commitment to Australian poetry, publishing both ‘big name’ writers and smaller voices.
Bertha Lawson alleged that her husband, celebrated poet Henry Lawson, was habitually cruel and drunk.
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Lecturer, Creative Writing, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, English and Creative Writing, Southern Cross University
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Research Fellow, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of English Literature, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Lecturer, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Literature and Environment, Curtin University
