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John Tranter John Tranter i(A7153 works by) (a.k.a. John Ernest Tranter; John E. Tranter)
Also writes as: Mark Pallas ; Jennifer Heaslop ; Jo Moore ; Patrick Lynch ; Chris Kruger ; Peter J. Kruse ; Rupert Thompson ; Dorian Hawthorn ; Tim Smith ; Dedalus ; Rona Simpson ; Joy H. Breshan ; Randolph Taylor
Born: Established: 29 Apr 1943 Cooma, Cooma area, Cooma - Snowy - Bombala area, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 21 Apr 2023 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 Art John Tranter , single work poetry
1 Auckland 2012 Symposium, Part One John Tranter , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Journal of Poetics Research , March no. 6 2017; Tranter comments on the University of Auckland Symposium: “Short Takes on Long Poems”, 28-30 March, 2012
1 Auckland 2012 Symposium, Part Two John Tranter , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Journal of Poetics Research , March no. 6 2017; Tranter comments on the sessions held at the 'Short Takes on the Long Poem' Symposium held at the University of Auckland 29-30 March 2012.
1 Venus (after Baudelaire) John Tranter , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Active Aesthetics : Contemporary Australian Poetry 2016;
1 Paradise (after Baudelaire) John Tranter , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Active Aesthetics : Contemporary Australian Poetry 2016;
1 Radio : Richard Connolly, 2011: ABC Radio John Tranter (interviewer), 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: Journal of Poetics Research , March no. 4 2016; 'ABC Radio producer Richard Connolly in conversation with John Tranter, in Balgowlah, in Sydney, New South Wales, on 11 May, Wednesday, 2011. The topic is ‘The ABC and Australian writing’. The Australian Broadcasting Commission changed its name to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 1 July,1983. The initialisation remained the same. You can also read in this issue of this magazine the text of the 1982 paper by Richard Connolly that describes his visit under the aegis of a Churchill Fellowship to radio stations in Europe and England in the early 1970s and the events that led directly to the foundation of ‘Sunday Night Radio Two’, Australia’s first long and serious radio program.' (Publication summary)
1 Response to ‘Getting Square in a Jerking Circle' John Tranter , 2016 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2016;
1 Rubies i "Glow White and the Three Dwarfs Remaining —", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 October no. 52.0 2015;
1 Weasels i "A, grey, U dun, O clear: flattering", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 136)
1 The Good Ship Lollipop i "A, pink, E, bronze, I, bisque, U, blue: lips", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 135)
1 Plum Tree i "A, pink gums and slobber, baby text", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 132)
1 Spork i "There I was trying to eat a slippery noodle", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 131)
1 Sex and Money i "How to end up with half a million bucks?", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 127)
1 Hollywood Story i "Here's a rule of thumb - in Hollywood the villains", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 127)
1 The Creature i "I remember an English composition teacher -", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 126)
1 1 The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover i "Punish me with jugs of honey", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 124)
1 The Hairdresser i "Big Al had broken jail and was on the loose", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 124)
1 The Year My Shadow Pagoda Lost its Savage Home i "There were harmless little words like 'pagoda'", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 123)
1 Opus Plus i "Opus plus comment:", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 122)
1 Adjectivitis at Lagunitas i "All the adjective thinking is about loss", John Tranter , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heart Starter : 101 New Poems 2015 2015; (p. 117)
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