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A collection of essays discussing many aspects of the writing of poetry.
Edited versions of lectures given at the Wollongong Poetry Workshop over a period of four weeks.
Contents indexed selectively.
Introduction by Ron Pretty: The essays in this book are edited versions of lectures selected from those given at the Wollongong Poetry Workshops over a period of four years...
Contents
* Contents derived from the Five Islands Press,2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
This article explores description of and by women, raising the questions: What is it we do when we describe? How do we avoid cliche on the one hand, and appropriation on the other?
'In speaking of parody, I venture into an area that has, since Bakhtin, been theoretically mapped by Doug Muecke, Wayne C. Booth, Margaret A. Rose, Linda Hutcheon, and countless others. While their exercises in taxonomy are of particular interest to literary theorists, they may seem too arcane to be worth applying with close attention to poets for whom parody and satire have porous boundaries.' (Introduction)
(p. 90-105)
For Australiai"Behold I am lean, O Lord, and all my ribs are numbered of the Devil.",D. M. W.,
single work poetry
(p. 98-99)
Black Fridayi"The presage of large triumph fills my soul!",Pat O'Maori,
single work poetry satire
(p. 100-102)
