J. Taylor Bell J. Taylor Bell i(27241251 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 Moonshot i "in the tenth set he sent the tennis ball on", J. Taylor Bell , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Griffith Review , November no. 86 2024; (p. 177-179)
1 ‘Leaves Falling like Language’ : A Lyrical Index of the Natural World J. Taylor Bell , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 468 2024; (p. 41)

— Review of Song in the Grass Kate Fagan , 2024 selected work poetry

'Australian poetry has always had a particular affinity for birds. This can be either infuriating or indispensable, depending on whom you consult. We might blame Judith Wright for this affinity – or the British pastoral tradition. We might blame the big prizes associated with ecopoems. Or we could just admit that birds are actually really cool and totally worthy of our poetic attention. Kate Fagan intuits all this with Song in the Grass, and she both leans into it and subverts it in equal turns.'  (Introduction)

1 My Kingdom for a Mark Maggiori Print and Some Blundstones i "all true things in the world occur at high noon", J. Taylor Bell , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , August vol. 69 no. 1 2024; (p. 99-101)
1 y separately published work icon Verge 2024 Click J. Taylor Bell (editor), Julia Faragher (editor), Isabella G. Mead (editor), Anna Pane (editor), Clayton : Monash University Publishing , 2024 28241456 2024 anthology poetry short story

'A still moment captured by a camera's shutter. The rapid fire of the mouse in a tight League of Legends match. The protracted sound of a door closing with finality.

'In the eighteenth edition of this creative anthology, twenty-six writers explore consonance and assonance that rattle like a chattering jaw, narratives composed of hyperlinked rabbit-holing, and stories that tick with explosive anticipation. Some will make you laugh, others will make you cry, all will feature writing which clicks.

'In this collection spanning fiction, nonfiction, poetry and the experimental, Australian writers from Monash University and beyond share every class of bric-a-brac, including their most extreme online poems, the stories that keep them up at night, and assembled fragments falling into place.' (Publication summary)

1 The Worst Journey in the World i "started with the car not starting, helms deep", J. Taylor Bell , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 252 2023; (p. 62-63)
1 Harnessing the Internet : Dan Hogan’s Début Collection J. Taylor Bell , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 460 2023; (p. 50)

— Review of Secret Third Thing Dan Hogan , 2023 selected work poetry

''Anything and everything, all of the time.’ This is the refrain to comedian Bo Burnham’s hilarious and subtly disturbing song ‘Welcome to the Internet’, which both precedes and succeeds endless lists of absurd metadata. The idea is that, naturally enough, we have entered an age that simply has no way to escape the internet. Everything is available to us instantly. And with that, since we no longer live within the binary of either being on or offline, life has become increasingly inextricable from what’s happening ‘over there’.' (Introduction)          

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