M. P. French M. P. French i(A59857 works by) (a.k.a. Martin French; Martin Peter French)
Gender: Male
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1 The Island and the (Metaphor) Autobiographer : Arthur Koestler on the River M. P. French , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: LiNQ , December vol. 37 no. 2010; (p. 118-127) Martin French discusses the processes and intricacies involved in autobiographical writing and draws upon the works of Hungarian-born writer, Arthur Koestler, to illustrate the use of metaphor in relation to history and life.
1 Blinded by the Light M. P. French , 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 164-171)
1 y separately published work icon Meridian vol. 19 no. 1 [November] M. P. French (editor), Christopher Palmer (editor), Iain Topliss (editor), 2008 Z1562403 2008 periodical issue
1 Blood Horse M. P. French , 2006 single work short story
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , [August] no. 33 2006; (p. 45-51)
1 Harmony and Harmonics 1999 i "the first sound you hear is red", M. P. French , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , December no. 30 2004; (p. 84-85)
1 y separately published work icon The Book of Books - The Life of Lives : A Study of Multi-Volume Autobiography M. P. French , Bundoora : 2001 Z1012246 2001 single work thesis
1 The Garden of Earthly Delights i "They grow cities on these flowers,", M. P. French , 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , June no. 8 2001;
1 Her Father's Watch M. P. French , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 163 2001; (p. 76-79)
1 Roland Barthes i "let us say it was a man with no penis and no arms and no legs", M. P. French , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Divan , December no. 3 2000;
1 Tea Ceremony i "She brews a pot every night", M. P. French , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: Divan , December no. 2 1999;
1 Mother i "Ah Sylvia", M. P. French , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Divan , August no. 1 1998; Ars Poetica , February vol. 6 no. 1998; (p. 60)
1 Autumn, Night i "Strange,", M. P. French , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verandah , vol. 12 no. 1997; (p. 41)
1 Orestes' Speech at the Funeral for Clytemnestra i "I shall speak here only of love", M. P. French , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verandah , vol. 12 no. 1997; (p. 38-40)
1 Living in the Void M. P. French , 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 24 no. 2 1997; (p. 86-93)
1 The Red Earth M. P. French , 1996 single work short story
— Appears in: Australian Short Stories , no. 55 1996; (p. 22-26)
1 A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Bird i "Let them say he seemed to like trees.", M. P. French , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verandah , vol. 10 no. 1995; (p. 38)
1 y separately published work icon Zen-a-Phobia M. P. French , Surrey Hills : M. P. French , 1994 Z1012182 1994 selected work poetry
1 3 y separately published work icon Meridian Iain Topliss (editor), M. P. French (editor), Christopher Palmer (editor), Iain Topliss (editor), John Barnes (editor), 1982 Bundoora : La Trobe University , 1982-1993 Z873107 1982 periodical (37 issues)

Meridian included 'openness to controversy and dissent and a readiness to move into new fields and topics such as Black Australian Writing, Biography and Autobiography, Asian and Pacific Writing, Pathography, [and] Narratives of Reproduction'.

The journal published a wide range of contributors including postgraduates.

The editors of the final issue trusted that [the journal] kept 'to the clarity, openness, variety and concern for the state and nature of Australian culture that marked Meridian from its inception in May 1982 ...'

A 'steadily intensifying combination of workload pressures and the changing demands of university teaching and research ... led ... to a reluctant decision to cease publication'.

Source: 'From the Editors', Meridian 19.1 ([November 2008]): 2
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