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Mark O'Connor Mark O'Connor i(A2440 works by) (a.k.a. Mark Kevin O'Connor)
Born: Established: 1945 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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Japanese Garden at Hotel Narita View Mark O'Connor , sequence poetry
1 y separately published work icon Lorikeets i "To them this desert of unfruiting trees,", Mark O'Connor , (Manuscript version)x400922 Z428133 single work poetry
Island Mark O'Connor , sequence poetry
1 Autumn in Acton i "Season of fructose gladness, its sugars mixed", Mark O'Connor , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 63 no. 5 2019; (p. 23)
1 [Review] The Fake Prince Mark O'Connor , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , vol. 38 no. 1 2019; (p. 65)
— Review of The Fake Prince John Synott , 2018 single work novel

'Synott describes The Fake Prince as fiction, ‘… loosely based on events that happened in Queensland, Australia, from 2007 to 2011’. Clearly referenced is Joel MorehuBarlow, dubbed the ‘fake Tahitian prince’, who was jailed in 2013 on charges of embezzling some $16 million from Queensland’s Department of Health.'  (Introduction)
1 Desert Archaeology i "Camped near the dig, mug in hand,", Mark O'Connor , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 58 no. 9 2014; (p. 50-53)
1 At Chinamans Pool i "Waters too slight for crocodile, though blood warm.", Mark O'Connor , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Identity, Ethos & Ethnicity : Australia and India 2010; (p. 147)
1 The Greener the Gulley the Fiercer the Burn i "Each tree lasts two or three fires,", Mark O'Connor , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Identity, Ethos & Ethnicity : Australia and India 2010; (p. 145-146)
1 Placing Eggs i "Dragonflies are prominent, and spectacular, wherever there is water", Mark O'Connor , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Identity, Ethos & Ethnicity : Australia and India 2010; (p. 145)
1 Pilbara near Redmont i "Walking on the Archaean shield", Mark O'Connor , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Identity, Ethos & Ethnicity : Australia and India 2010; (p. 145)
1 4 y separately published work icon Pilbara Mark O'Connor , Melbourne : John Leonard Press , 2009 Z1645637 2009 selected work poetry

'Pilbara alternates brief informative prose with bursts of magnificent free-verse lyric. O'Connor's gift is for bringing a large array of knowledge to bear in observations of delicate precision, combining awe with a quiet humour. The vastness of Western Australia's dry Pilbara is perceived in these poems, yet not allowed to dominate over its nooks and intimacies - the lives of birds, flowers, trees, and the unexpectedness of water.

'The 3.65 billion-year geological history of some of the oldest solidified land surfaces on our planet forms an underpinning. The work effortlessly takes in pre-history, history and ecology, along with current human realities like mining and grazing.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 Respected Patron of Literature and Poetry a Genial Host Mark O'Connor , 2009 single work obituary (for Brian Ridley )
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 July 2009; (p. 11)
1 Galalxies at Dalhousie Springs, Central Australia i "On my back in thermal waters this evening,", Mark O'Connor , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blast , Autumn/Winter no. 9 2009; (p. 44-45)
1 Capital Balloons i "Pushed out by horizontal sun", Mark O'Connor , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blast , Autumn/Winter no. 9 2009; (p. 43)
1 Balloons, Canberra Spring i "A silent invasion of beauty into pre-dawn hearts;", Mark O'Connor , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blast , Autumn/Winter no. 9 2009; (p. 42)
1 Pilbara Gorges i "The gorge is a 3-D negative", Mark O'Connor , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 113 2008; (p. 87)
1 Dawn at Coopers Creek i "Silver of moon", Mark O'Connor , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 113 2008; (p. 88-89)
1 Sturt's Desert Rose i "Tough, and refined,", Mark O'Connor , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blast , no. 6 (New series) 2007; (p. 36-38)
1 Pilbara Story Mark O'Connor , 2006 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 26-31)
1 Pilbara Red i "The rock's red answers the sun's red-iron", Mark O'Connor , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 29-31)
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