Issue Details:First known date:1998...1998Soundings : Poetry and Poetics : Proceedings of the Third Biennial National Conference on Poetry, Adelaide, 7-9 November, 1997
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Papers presented at Soundings: Poetry and Poetics, the Third Biennial National Conference on Poetry held in Adelaide from 7-9 November 1997.
Contents
* Contents derived from the Kent Town,Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area,Adelaide - North / North East,Adelaide,South Australia,:Wakefield Press,1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Examines the contradictions experienced by early twentieth century women writers between their "cultural positioning" and their personal desires and needs, with particular reference to the poet, Anna Wickham. Explores the themes of authorship, gender, sexuality and nationality in relation to Wickham's self-perceived identity.
Traces the history and cultural politics of creating a national anthem for Australia. Focusing on Advance Australian Fair and Waltzing Matilda, Dibble examines the texts in terms of prosody, rhetoric and vocabulary for their mnemonic characteristics.
(p. 44-54)
Lefti"one morning the body chooses",Steve Evans,
single work poetry
(p. 55)
"Examines the ways in which crosscultural experience transforms transported ideas about language and poetry" (Introduction, Lyn Jacobs and Jeri Kroll) and discusses the position of the poet (as traveller or migrant) in an alien environment.
Compares the work of Aboriginal writer, Lionel Fogarty and the Hawaiian, part-Asian poet, Lois-Ann Yamanaka. Aitken examines the distinctive voices of the writers in relation to their different cultures and discusses the use of poetry as a cross-cultural medium.
Shapcott relates his experience in translating the work of Macedonian poet Katica Kulavkova, describing the challenges and alternatives encountered during this process of cross-cultural representation.
Historical survey of the performances and reception of Australian and international poets at Adelaide Writers' Week for the period 1960-1997 with a particular focus on the readings by Yevtushenko in 1966.
Examines the relationship and discourse between poets and academics in Australian literary culture and considers the economics and ownership of writing as a profession and its intrinsic cultural value. Particular reference is made to Ken Bolton's Untimely Meditations.