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Susan Hampton Susan Hampton i(A23056 works by) (a.k.a. Sue Hampton)
Born: Established: 1949 Inverell, Inverell - Ashford area, New England, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Anything Can Happen Susan Hampton , Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2023 26646751 2023 single work autobiography

'Warm and wry, mixing high culture and suburban realism, the laconic and the artful, Anything Can Happen is a memoir from one of Australia’s literary trailblazers. Funny, heartbreaking, it has exactly the arc of a good story, with a theme about storytelling and lies and how truth and memory are complex. It keeps in play so many things: irony and spirituality, a slice of social history of Sydney’s inner west, a farm in Victoria, a lesbian subculture, Mardi Gras, the literary pleasures of teaching writing. Juxtaposition is her gift, as is the very natural speaking voice. With the eye of a poet, and the dry drollery of someone who has experienced it all, straight and married, gay and married, mother, friend, lover, writer, this is a raw and powerful account of a life lived fully.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon A Cinderella Affair Susan Hampton , Sydney : Mills and Boon , 2022 24418686 2022 selected work novel
1 Heaven, Melbourne, Late at Night i "At the door of Heaven you joined", Susan Hampton , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Anthology 2015; (p. 63)
1 Banquet of the Invisibles i "All gods are invisible", Susan Hampton , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Falling and Flying : Poems on Ageing 2015; (p. 107-109)
1 Roadhouse Sestina i "In the middle of my life I came to an old road at the edge of", Susan Hampton , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2015 2015;
1 Kaspersky's Geeks i "Zhenya was there for five years.", Susan Hampton , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2014 2014; (p. 70-71)
1 Combat Ready Mother i "His clothes had that look", Susan Hampton , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 72 no. 1 2013; (p. 62-63)
1 Vixen on the Nile Susan Hampton , 2013 single work prose
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , December no. 14 2013;
1 Lesbo Riff Susan Hampton , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , December no. 14 2013;
1 From : The Kindly Ones i "While Alecto's at the studio I'm at Circular Quay", Susan Hampton , 2013 extract poetry (The Kindly Ones)
— Appears in: Women's Work : A Collection of Contemporary Women's Poetry 2013; (p. 94-95)
1 y separately published work icon On the Bright Road Susan Hampton , Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2012 Z1932237 2012 selected work poetry
1 1 Before Elapsing i "Most words are the same but", Derek Motion , Adam Ford , Zenobia Frost , Rebecca Giggs , Susan Hampton , Stu Hatton , Kelly Lee Hickey , Hal Judge , Dan Lee , Carly-Jay Metcalfe , Ella O'Keefe , Scott-Patrick Mitchell , David Prater , Bel Schenk , Jaya Savige , Andrew Slattery , Amelia Walker , Louise Waller , Ben Walter , Fiona Wright , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 200 2010; (p. 112-117)
1 3 y separately published work icon News of the Insect World : And Other Poems Susan Hampton , Parkville : Five Islands Press , 2009 Z1659507 2009 selected work poetry
1 How Poets Work Susan Hampton , 2008 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Five Bells , Winter vol. 15 no. 3 2008; (p. 37-39)
1 Flying Satan i "His pristine and important face", Susan Hampton , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Voices from the Meadow 2007; (p. 44-45)
1 Scale by Scale Susan Hampton , 2007 single work essay
— Appears in: The Best Australian Essays 2007 2007; (p. 336-346)
1 The Right Trees Susan Hampton , 2007 single work short story
— Appears in: Four W , no. 18 2007; (p. 84-88)
1 The Still Dark i "At 4am they say", Susan Hampton , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 67 no. 1-2 2007; (p. 45-46)
1 The Book of Us i "If to be healed", Susan Hampton , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blue Dog : Australian Poetry , June vol. 5 no. 9 2006; (p. 15)
1 Bolt the Twig i "a hunch is my protection", Susan Hampton , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Four W , no. 17 2006; (p. 39-43)
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