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John Forbes in the Archive

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Coordinated by Duncan Hose
  • Welcome to ... John Forbes in the Archive

    This AustLit monograph by Dr Duncan Hose is a peer-reviewed outcome of the 2017 Fryer Library Fellowship.  

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      The Pagan Sermons of John Forbes

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  • John Forbes in AustLit

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    Courtesy of Fryer Library

    John Forbes's father was a meterologist with the RAAF, and Forbes divided his childhood years between New Guinea, Malaya and Sydney. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in 1973, and later embarked on research for a higher degree on Frank O'Hara in the Sydney English Department.

    After moving to Melbourne in 1989, Forbes held various jobs, including writer-in-residence, literary and art reviewer, and freelance tutor. His passion for poetry led to a key role in the establishment and reinvigoration of such Australian literary institutions as literary festivals, small presses and public poetry readings.

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