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Adrian Caesar Adrian Caesar i(A27355 works by)
Born: Established: 1955 Manchester,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1982
Heritage: British
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1 Casablanca Variations : I : Here's Looking at You i "The nostalgia of those movies;", Adrian Caesar , single work poetry
1 Last Painting : Waiting at the Styx i "Late afternoon, the man in the blue canoe", Adrian Caesar , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , December vol. 10 no. 2 2022; (p. 20)
1 On the Last Round Adrian Caesar , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 81 no. 1 2022;
1 1 y separately published work icon A Winter Sowing Adrian Caesar , North Melbourne : Arcadia , 2021 22948837 2021 single work novel

'David Young is a divorced Vietnam veteran, an artist and a gardener. He is trying to come to terms with the trauma of war through his painting. With every brush-stroke he seeks to transform the moments of brutality, the memories of violence that plague his nights and haunt his days. At the same time, he is trying to manage a fractious relationship with his feisty sixteen-year-old daughter, Josie. When a single mum and her son move into the flat next door, further complications enter David’s life. As he tries to find a way forward, Josie enters a downward spiral. David believes his trauma is somehow becoming hers. When his daughter’s life threatens to spin out of control, he must do everything he can to save her …

'A Winter Sowing is a moving exploration of the unspeakable and a compelling story of one man’s quest for redemption through art and love.'

Source : publisher's blurb

1 y separately published work icon This Cathedral Grief Adrian Caesar , Canberra : Recent Work Press , 2020 20911087 2020 selected work poetry

'This Cathedral Grief responds to the death of Adrian Caesar’s sister, Karen, from pancreatic cancer in 2012-13. This book explores various dimensions of faith—secular, artistic and spiritual—in an attempt to wrest meaning from the blank of loss. Without supporting any single position or belief, these poems are provisional statements, charting the impossibility of celebrating or memorialising someone successfully, much less recovering that person through language.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Space Walker Considers Re-Entry i "It’s mental, up here, mental as anything:", Adrian Caesar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , December vol. 9 no. 2 2019;
1 Space Walker Out of His Depth i "It can be moody up here", Adrian Caesar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , December vol. 9 no. 2 2019;
1 Space-Walker’s Escape and Encounter i "There’s no sex up here", Adrian Caesar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , December vol. 9 no. 2 2019;
1 Space Walker at Play i "Free floating", Adrian Caesar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , December vol. 9 no. 2 2019;
1 Space Walker’s Abstraction i "Staring back to earth", Adrian Caesar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , December vol. 9 no. 2 2019;
1 Space-Walker Looks Forward i "The ultimate step outside", Adrian Caesar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , December vol. 9 no. 2 2019;
1 Charlotte's Grace i "Coming in with stones from the garden", Adrian Caesar , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : ACT 2016;
1 A Salutation i "Some months after the funeral,", Adrian Caesar , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : ACT 2016;
1 Shell Burial i "Without bucket or spade we build", Adrian Caesar , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : ACT 2016;
1 Crafting Consolation i "Your kind friend sent a condolence card", Adrian Caesar , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: States of Poetry : ACT 2016;
1 A Gift Returned Adrian Caesar , 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: Grieve : Stories and Poems for Grief Awareness Month 2016 2016;
1 Touching Gifts Adrian Caesar , 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: Grieve : Stories and Poems for Grief Awareness Month 2016 2016;
1 Liverpool Haunts i "We travel the old dock road beyond the pier-head", Adrian Caesar , 2016 single work
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , September no. C1 2016;
1 1 y separately published work icon The Blessing Adrian Caesar , North Melbourne : Arcadia , 2015 9196359 2015 single work novel

'Whose side are you on? Where does your loyalty lie? Belfast, 1912. Jack Young joins the mass rally to sign the Covenant pledging Ulster Protestants to oppose Home Rule by any means possible. But he has a guilty secret. He is in love with a Catholic girl, Kathleen McCafferty, who is carrying his child. Public and private loyalties collide, dividing Jack and Kathleen, but their feelings for each other remain strong. After years of separation in which both become entangled in the political struggle and Jack survives the First World War, they find each other again. But troubles are brewing in Belfast and their love is once again threatened by sectarian violence. . . Can a priest’s words make a difference or will guns do the talking?' (Publication summary)

1 To a Poet, Going Blind i "I heard news you’d joined the seers,", Adrian Caesar , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , November vol. 8 no. 1 2015;
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