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Master of Philosophy Thesis (Creative Writing), School of English, Media Studies, and Art History, University of Queensland.
The thesis consists of a selection of poems and a critical essay.
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Focuses on self-reflexive poems that explore the idea of the unwritten poem. Examines Louis Simpson's 'The Unwritten Poem', Raymond Carver's 'The Poem I Didn't Write', Denise Levertov's 'The Poem Unwritten' and Wislawa Szymborska's 'Critique of an Unwritten Poem' as well as selections from the author's own work.