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'In 2012 poet and writer Joel Deane suffered a stroke. Suddenly he was a poet without language. Year of the Wasp tracks Deane’s journey to rediscover his poetic voice.
From these deeply personal origins Deane’s third poetry collection rises to confront the realities of politics and culture, language and love in contemporary Australia. It is a journey of poetic transfiguration that produces a work of unrivalled power, emotional intensity, and insight.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For my Second Wife
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Shock Treatment : Simon Patton Reviews ‘Year of the Wasp’ by Joel Deane
2017
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— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , April - June no. 22 2017; 'In 2012, Joel Deane suffered a huge shock to the system that could have ended his life. In Year of the Wasp, he tries to come to terms with this devastating experience, attempting — by means of novel and often weird imagery — to reproduce in the reader something of the intensity and alienation he felt. But how do you convey a highly unusual life-episode without toning down its otherness? And how do you convey such otherness in a way that enables others to share in it? These are two questions that reverberate throughout Deane’s Wasp.' (Introduction) -
After the Sting, a Battle for the Balm of Language
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 August 2016; (p. 25) The Sunday Age , 14 August 2016; (p. 19)
— Review of Year of the Wasp 2016 selected work poetry -
Joel Deane, Year of the Wasp
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23 July 2016;
— Review of Year of the Wasp 2016 selected work poetry -
Healing Country
2016
single work
review
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 387 2016; (p. 57-58) 'Ellen van Neerven, Joel Deane, and Mike Ladd present poems about journeys, recovery, and healing, from comfort food to the experience of a stroke, within overlapping landscapes as palimpsests for their respective pathways.' (Introduction) -
Review Short : Joel Deane’s Year of the Wasp
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 55.1 2016;
— Review of Year of the Wasp 2016 selected work poetry
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Joel Deane, Year of the Wasp
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23 July 2016;
— Review of Year of the Wasp 2016 selected work poetry -
After the Sting, a Battle for the Balm of Language
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 August 2016; (p. 25) The Sunday Age , 14 August 2016; (p. 19)
— Review of Year of the Wasp 2016 selected work poetry -
Geoff Page Reviews Year of the Wasp by Joel Deane
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , September no. 19 2016;
— Review of Year of the Wasp 2016 selected work poetry -
Review Short : Joel Deane’s Year of the Wasp
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 55.1 2016;
— Review of Year of the Wasp 2016 selected work poetry -
Healing Country
2016
single work
review
essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 387 2016; (p. 57-58) 'Ellen van Neerven, Joel Deane, and Mike Ladd present poems about journeys, recovery, and healing, from comfort food to the experience of a stroke, within overlapping landscapes as palimpsests for their respective pathways.' (Introduction) -
Shock Treatment : Simon Patton Reviews ‘Year of the Wasp’ by Joel Deane
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , April - June no. 22 2017; 'In 2012, Joel Deane suffered a huge shock to the system that could have ended his life. In Year of the Wasp, he tries to come to terms with this devastating experience, attempting — by means of novel and often weird imagery — to reproduce in the reader something of the intensity and alienation he felt. But how do you convey a highly unusual life-episode without toning down its otherness? And how do you convey such otherness in a way that enables others to share in it? These are two questions that reverberate throughout Deane’s Wasp.' (Introduction)
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