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The Best Australian Poetry 2007
''The Best Australian Poetry 2007'' is an anthology of poetry published by UQP in 2007. The series editors are Bronwyn Lea and Martin Duwell; the guest editor for the 2007 anthology was John Tranter. The selected poems were drawn from the following Australian literary magazines: ''The Australian Book Review, Blast magazine, Blue Dog, Famous Reporter, Going Down Swinging, Heat, Hecate, Meanjin, Southerly, Space: New Writing'', and the ''Weekend Australian''. The 40 contributors are: * Robert Adamson * Judith Bishop * Pam Brown * Joanne Burns * Grant Caldwell * Chris Edwards * Michael Farrell * Barbara Fisher * Dennis Foley * Alison Gerber * Jennifer Harrison * Dominique Hecq * Matt Hetherington * Charles Higham * Clive James * Mary Jenkins * Jill Jones * S. K. Kelen * Cath Kenneally * John Kinsella * Cameron Lowe * David McCooey * Jennifer Maiden * Graeme Miles * John Millett * Pooja Mittal * Reg Mombassa * Les Murray * Louise Nicholas * Ouyang Yu * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tranter
John Ernest Tranter (born 29 April 1943) is an Australian poet, publisher and editor. He has published more than twenty books of poetry; devising, with Jan Garrett, the long running ABC radio program ''Books and Writing''; and founding in 1997 the internet quarterly literary magazine ''Jacket'' which he published and edited until 2010, when he gave it to the University of Pennsylvania. The Australia Council awarded him a Creative Arts Fellowship in 1990; some Australian poets "acknowledge his role as innovator and experimentalist".Wilde et al. (1994) Life Tranter was born in Cooma, New South Wales and attended country schools, then took his BA in 1970 after attending university sporadically. He has worked mainly in publishing, teaching and radio production, and has travelled widely, making more than twenty reading tours to venues in the U.S., Britain and Europe since the mid-1980s. He has lived in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in Australia, and overseas in London, Cambridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekend Australian
''The Australian'', with its Saturday edition, ''The Weekend Australian'', is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.Bruns, Axel. "3.1. The active audience: Transforming journalism from gatekeeping to gatewatching." (2008). "''The Australian'' has long positioned itself as a loyal supporter of the incumbent government of Prime Minister John Howard, and is widely regarded as generally favouring the conservative side of politics." As the only Australian daily newspaper distributed nationally, its readership of both print and online editions was 2,394,000. Its editorial line has been self-described over time as centre-right. Parent companies ''The Australian'' is published by News Corp Australia, an asset of News Corp, which also owns the sole daily newspapers in Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, and Darwin, and the most circulated metropolitan daily newspapers in Sydney and Melbourne. News Corp's Chairman and Founder is Rupert Murdoch. ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Hetherington (poet)
Matt Hetherington (born 25 May 1970) is an Australian singer and actor, who rose to prominence as a contestant on the first series of ''The Voice (Australia)''. He has appeared in musicals ''Next to Normal'', Green Room Award, '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' Green Room Award and Sydney Theatre Award and ''The Full Monty'', the latter for which he won the Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical. Credits Television *'' Dr Blake Mysteries'' *'' City Homicide'' *''Marshall Law'' *'' Stingers'' *''The Voice (Australia)'' Stage *'' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' (2009) *'' Flowerchildren'' (2011) *''The Full Monty'' (2004) *'' Hair'' (2003) *'' Happy Days - The Arena Spectacular'' *''Next to Normal'' (2011) *'' Shane Warne: The Musical'' (2008) *'' Sweet Charity'' (2003) *'' Promises, Promises'' (2012) *''Gypsy'' (2013) *''North by Northwest'' (2015) References External linksMatt Hetheringtonat ''The Voice The Voice may refer to: Fictional entities * The Voice or Presence, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Hecq
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member (as Sister Luc-Gabrielle). The English-version lyrics of the song were written by Noël Regney. In addition to French and English, Deckers recorded versions in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese. It was a top selling record in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964. Commercial performance "Dominique" reached the Top 10 in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964, topping the chart in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It reached the Top 5 in Norway, Denmark, Ireland and South Africa, with the song making it into the lower reaches of the Top 10 in the Netherlands, West Germany, and the United Kingdom. The song reached and sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Harrison
Jennifer Harrison (born 1955) is a contemporary Australian poet. She is a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award. Born in Liverpool, Sydney, Harrison studied medicine and then specialised in psychiatry. Since her first volume of poetry, ''Michelangelo's Prisoners'' in 1994, she has published several more, winning the 1995 Anne Elder Award and being short-listed for the 2000 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. In 2011 she won the Christopher Brennan Award for lifetime achievement in poetry. Her photography has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria. Having lived in the United States and New Zealand, Harrison resides in Melbourne and is employed as a child psychiatrist. She is also a photographer. She is The Dax Poetry Collection Manager for the Dax Centre at the University of Melbourne. Works Poetry * ''Michelangelo's Prisoners''. ( Black Pepper publishing, 1994) * ''Mosaics & Mirrors: Composite poems''. ( Black Pepper publishing, 1995) * ''Cabramatta/Cudmirrah''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Gerber
Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by Elvis Costello * "Alison (C'est ma copine à moi)", a 1993 single by Jordy * "Alison", 1994 single by Slowdive Places * Alison, New South Wales, suburb of the Central Coast region in NSW, Australia * Alison Sound, an inlet on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada * Point Alison, Alberta, a summer village in Alberta, Canada Other uses * ''Alison'' (film), a South African documentary film * ALISON (company), an educational technology company * Alison, common name for plants of the genus ''Alyssum'', including: ** Sweet alison, a decorative plant * ''Alison'' (katydid) a genus in the Hexacentrinae subfamily of bush crickets See also * Alisoun (other) * Alisson (other) * Allison (other) * Allisson (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Foley
Dennis Foley is a former special forces officer who fought in the Vietnam War and is the author of the Jim Hollister series of military fiction novels. Since retiring from the military, he has written for television and film and served as a technical adviser for television and film. Military service Foley joined the army before he was drafted into the military from high school and attended basic training at Fort Dix. It was there that he became fascinated by the Airborne Special Forces after seeing a recruiting pitch made by two Rangers. He arrived in Vietnam in December 1965 and was assigned to command the Tiger Force of the 1st Battalion of the 327th Infantry Regiment. He remained with that unit until 1967. Foley went on to command a long range patrol company, a Ranger company, two rifle companies, two special forces teams, and an airborne battalion headquarters company. These postings took him to Germany, Vietnam, Thailand, and elsewhere in South East Asia. At one point, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Fisher (poet)
Barbara Fisher (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999, and ran as a Conservative for the House of Commons of Canada in 2004. Background Fisher was the manager of the Bruce Community Development Corporation before entering politics. Politics She served as town councillor, reeve of Kincardine Kincardine may refer to: Places Scotland *Kincardine, Fife, a town on the River Forth, Scotland **Kincardine Bridge, a bridge which spans the Firth of Forth *Kincardineshire, a historic county **Kincardine, Aberdeenshire, now abandoned **Kincardi ..., and county councillor within the Bruce area prior to 1995. In the 1995 provincial election, she was elected as a Progressive Conservative in riding of Bruce, defeating Liberal Bruce Lauckner by 2,676 votes. Fisher served as a backbench supporter of the government of Mike Harris for the next four years. The Harris government r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Farrell (poet)
Michael Farrell (born 1965) is a contemporary Australian poet. Biography Michael Farrell was born in Bombala, New South Wales in 1965. He presently lives in Melbourne, where he is the Australian editor of ''Slope'' magazine. Published works * ''living at the z'', 2000 * ''ode ode'', Salt Publishing, 2002. * ''a raiders guide'', Giramondo, 2008. * ''open sesame'', Giramondo, 2012. * ''Cocky's joy'', Giramondo, 2015. * ''I Love Poetry'', Giramondo, 2017. * ''Family Trees'', Giramondo, 2020. * ''Googlecholia'', Giramondo, 2022. Awards * Harri Jones Memorial Prize, 1999: winner * The Age Book of the Year Poetry Prize Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize, 2003, shortlisted for ''Ode Ode'' *Queensland Literary Awards, Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection, 2018, winner for ''I Love Poetry'' *NSW Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, also known as the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, were first awarded in 1979. They are among the richest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Edwards (poet)
Chris Edwards or Christopher Edwards may refer to: * Christopher Edwards (author) (born 1954), American author * Chris Edwards (bishop) (born 1961), Anglican bishop of North Sydney from 2013 * Chris Edwards (boxer) (1976–2018), British flyweight boxer * Christopher Edwards (clinician) (born 1942), clinician and academic * Christopher Edwards (cricketer) (born 1958), English cricketer * Chris Edwards (musician) (born 1980), bassist for Kasabian * Chris Edwards (Oregon politician) (born 1973), Oregon State House, District 14 Representative * Chris Edwards (Nevada politician) (born 1965), member of the Nevada Assembly * Chris Edwards (skater) (born 1973), California-based inline skater * Sir Christopher John Churchill Edwards, 5th Baronet (born 1941), of the Edwards baronets See also * Christine Edwards, British film writer and producer {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Caldwell
Grant or Grants may refer to: Places *Grant County (other) Australia * Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia United Kingdom * Castle Grant United States *Grant, Alabama * Grant, Inyo County, California * Grant, Colorado * Grant-Valkaria, Florida *Grant, Iowa * Grant, Michigan *Grant, Minnesota *Grant, Nebraska * Grant, Ohio, an unincorporated community *Grant, Washington * Grant, Wisconsin (other) (six towns) * Grant City, Indiana *Grant City, Missouri * Grant City, Staten Island * Grant Lake (other), several lakes *Grant Park, Illinois * Grant Park (Chicago) * Grant Town, West Virginia * Grant Township (other) (100 townships in 12 states) * Grant Village in Yellowstone National Park * Grants, New Mexico *Grants Pass, Oregon *U.S. Grant Bridge over Ohio River and Scioto River *General Grant National Memorial aka Grant's Tomb India *Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun, Uttarakhand Canada * Rural Municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Burns
Joanne Burns (born 5 December 1945 ) is a contemporary Australian poet and prose writer, with a strong emphasis on performance in her work. Biography Joanne Burns grew up and lives in Sydney. She studied at the University of Sydney and has taught English and creative writing at secondary and tertiary levels in Australia and England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe .... Her work hovers between poetry and prose, and often incorporates 'found writing' from newspapers and other everyday sources. In the 1980s she participated in the experimental writing group Sydney Women Writers' Workshop. She has published ten collections of poetry, with ''Footnotes of a hammock'' sharing the 2005 Judith Wright Award for a collection of poetry. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |