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John Scott John Scott i(A22753 works by) (a.k.a. John A. Scott; John Alan Scott)
Born: Established: 1948 Littlehampton, West Sussex,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1959
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1 Fragments Greece i "Fragments", John Scott , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Aletheia Literary Quarterly , Winter no. 2 2021;
1 1 The Last of Dora Maar 1947 The Last of Dora Maar i "She packs two suitcases", John Scott , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16 January 2021; (p. 18)
1 Poem i "Sometimes I lose you in this room. Your voice against the", John Scott , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Anthology of Australian Prose Poetry 2020; (p. 149)
1 From The Pound Suite i "Eyes, as H.D. would", John Scott , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Rabbit , June no. 30 2020; (p. 174-178)
1 3 y separately published work icon Shorter Lives John Scott , Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2020 19248237 2020 selected work poetry

One might have thought the lives of some of the writers and artists within this book - Woolf, Rimbaud, Picasso - had been written to the point where little more could be offered, but Scott's distillations are a fresh and intriguing making new.' (Publication summary)
1 The Achieve of Hopkins & The Windhover i "Who knows how much later this part of", John Scott , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 78 no. 1 2018; (p. 42-47)
1 Herr Doktor Tulp’s Interrogation (1942) i "Conveniently located next to Perrache", John Scott , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 398 2018; (p. 45)
1 The Rehearsal i "Deep in the pelting rain, trampling rain-flattened grass (her pelted", John Scott , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Irises : The University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor's International Poetry Prize 2017 2017; (p. 14)

Author's note: Virginia Woolf, late at Rodmell
1 Rimbaud: A Shorter Life John Scott , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 23 no. 2 2017;
1 Picasso : A Shorter Life John Scott , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 74 no. 3 2014; (p. 183-186) The Best Australian Stories 2015 2015; (p. 21-32)
1 6 y separately published work icon N John Scott , Blackheath : Brandl and Schlesinger , 2014 6728380 2014 single work novel fantasy

'The accidental death of MP Norman Cole precipitates a hung parliament allowing a core of extreme right-wing politicians to seize power. Telford, a high ranking but unworldly public servant is approached by Cole's wife who believes her husband was murdered and asks him to investigate on her behalf. The reward for this, he hopes, will be her love. Despite the bizarre and threatening nature of his investigations, he remains convinced that the "scribbled note" about the meeting with "N" holds the key to what he seeks.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Epilogue (1911) i "Back in New York the throat infection re-", John Scott , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 349 2013;
1 Mahler at Toblach (1910) i "Madness, seize me and destroy me,", John Scott , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 349 2013;
1 Gustav Mahler in New York (1908) i "It is the bass drum which has summoned him.", John Scott , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 349 2013;
1 The Drowning of Charles Kruger, Fireman (St Valentine’s Day, 1908) i "Comes a fire into Canal Street:", John Scott , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 349 2013;
1 2 Four Sonnets John Scott , 2013 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2013 2013; (p. 134-136) Australian Book Review , March no. 349 2013;
1 The Flat i "By the end of May the drying-", John Scott , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Now You Shall Know : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2013 2013; (p. 115-116)
1 The Studio i "As if the endless retakes", John Scott , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Now You Shall Know : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2013 2013; (p. 112-114)
1 The Dendy i "He arrives straight from", John Scott , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Now You Shall Know : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2013 2013; (p. 111)
1 Hancock in Australia John Scott , 2013 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Now You Shall Know : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2013 2013; (p. 111-116)
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