Tim Thorne Tim Thorne i(A15423 works by) (birth name: Timothy Colin Thorne)
Also writes as: Dorian Laurent
Born: Established: 25 Mar 1944 Launceston, Northeast Tasmania, Tasmania, ; Died: Ceased: 16 Sep 2021 Launceston, Northeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Greatest Hits : Poems 1968-2021 Tim Thorne , Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2024 28347697 2024 selected work poetry 'Tim’s younger daughter - songwriter, musician & painter Lucie Thorne - has brought together this collection of her favourite poems spanning 53 years of Tim’s writing life. These Greatest Hits include selections from each of Tim’s books as well as some previously unpublished poems.' (Publication summary) 
1 1 y separately published work icon Little Pataphysics Tim Thorne , Berry : PressPress , 2021 23544490 2021 selected work poetry 'Sixty years ago Tim Thorne first encountered the songs of Little Pattie and the absurdist pataphysics of Alfred Jarry. After decades, during which he has published fifteen collections of poetry, and won numerous awards, he has brought these two influences together. The resultant poems inhabit a world of fruitful contradictions and light-hearted truths and are a pleasure to read.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Running Out of Entropy Tim Thorne , North Hobart : Walleah Press , 2018 16663355 2018 selected work poetry
1 An Amazing Amalgam of Triumph and Grief : Tim Thorne Launches ‘The White Room Poems’ by Anne Kellas Tim Thorne , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , January - March no. 17 2016;
— Review of The White Room Poems Anne Kellas , 2015 anthology poetry
1 On the Mountain i "Here where clouds soothe rocks, high above commerce,", Tim Thorne , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : Tasmania 2016;
1 Theft i "The maps that teased my childhood were silent.", Tim Thorne , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : Tasmania 2016;
1 Attack Tim Thorne i "And it is the act, the will", Tim Thorne , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : Tasmania 2016;
1 Waking i "Note the passive voice in that last line,", Tim Thorne , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : Tasmania 2016; The Best Australian Poems 2017 2017; (p. 147-149)
1 Window i "What is the mind that would invent the lock?", Tim Thorne , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : Tasmania 2016;
1 Jakhan Pollyeva i "Putin's speechwriter in a leopard print dress with plunging", Tim Thorne , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2016 2016; (p. 166)
1 Buddha and Wind Farm, South Australia i "Over Cactus Canyon (Who do these people", Tim Thorne , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 6 no. 2 2016; (p. 64)
1 Ginninderra's Hundred Flowers : A Review of Eleven Recent Poetry Titles from Ginninderra Press Tim Thorne , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 1 2015; (p. 90-97)
— Review of No Secret Fear Ray Carmichael , 2014 selected work poetry ; Heartfelt Moments Sue Donnelly , 2014 selected work poetry ; Lines Continue Forever John Egan , 2014 selected work poetry ; Tangled Roots Brenda Eldridge , 2014 selected work poetry ; Upon Reflection Antony Fawcus , 2014 selected work poetry ; Sweetened in Coals Phillip Hall , 2014 selected work poetry ; Moving With the Times Cynthia Hallam , 2014 selected work poetry ; The Shapes of Light : Rediscovering Poetry in a Post-poetic Age Ian McFarlane , 2014 selected work poetry ; In the Breathing Space Pam Morris , 2014 selected work poetry ; Will to Live Stuart Rees , 2014 selected work poetry ; The Sun Behind the Sun Adrian Rogers , 2014 selected work poetry
1 First Sight of the Famous Poet Tim Thorne , 2015 single work biography
— Appears in: Behind the Masks : Gwen Harwood Remembered by Her Friends 2015; (p. 27-28)
1 Plume-Gate i "Conspiracy theories seep like isotopes.", Tim Thorne , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Anthology 2015; (p. 24)
1 Death of a Disco Dancer i "The death of curiosity is more like a question than an answer.", Tim Thorne , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Anthology 2015; (p. 23)
1 1 'Landing Card' Tim Thorne , 2015 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 369 2015; (p. 2)
1 Motherhood i "Fukushima, the mother of all", Tim Thorne , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 February 2015; (p. 37) The Age , 14 February 2015; (p. 31)
1 Scratched in Stone Tim Thorne , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: When ANZAC Day Comes Around : 100 Years from Gallipoli Poetry Project 2015;
1 La Cave D'Aristide i "It is not the world which passes our long-legged, small table", Tim Thorne , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Turnrow Anthology of Contemporary Australian Poetry 2014; (p. 502-503)
1 Suburban Subversion i "Someone should have told the wattlebirds", Tim Thorne , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Turnrow Anthology of Contemporary Australian Poetry 2014; (p. 502)
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