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John A. Bartlett John A. Bartlett i(A92239 works by) (a.k.a. John Anthony Bartlett)
Born: Established: 1945 ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Excitations of Entanglement John A. Bartlett , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2023 26939422 2023 selected work poetry

'What some poetry prize judges say about John Bartlett’s poetry:
‘This impressive poem works delightfully with rhythm, alliteration and imagery throughout. The relatively short lines work as delicate steps, just as fragile and testing as a heron’s steps. “Survival’ hinges on the word “despite’ that concludes with a message of optimism: “the brooding hope…triumphant.” In all, a masterly poem. - Judges report, the Ada Cambridge Poetry Prize 2020

'‘“Pilgrimages of the Short-finned Eel” was simple arresting writing. It made me curious to read and reread it. Wonderful images like “earthskin rupture’, “the tremble-tremble, The Great Shuddering”; somehow these phrases created a sense of the enormous energy of the life force that brings eels to our rivers and years later sends them back to the Coral Sea to spawn, and there is much more meaning in that poem than I have time for here.’ - Judge Josephine Clark in Mundaring Poetry Competition 2021' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Eschatology John A. Bartlett , Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2023 26897262 2023 selected work poetry
1 Ballast i "in Stingray Bay, half-", John A. Bartlett , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Communion Arts Journal , December no. 16 2021;
1 That River i "in daylight hours the peacock strutted", John A. Bartlett , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , June vol. 9 no. 1 2021; (p. 65-66)
1 John Bartlett Reviews Kevin Brophy and Linda Adair John A. Bartlett , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 May no. 101 2021;

— Review of In This Part of the World Kevin Brophy , 2020 selected work poetry ; The Unintended Consequences of the Shattering Linda Adair , 2020 selected work poetry

'Despite the publishing limitations in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 restrictions, Melbourne Poets Union remarkably released seven chapbooks last year in its new Blue Tongue Poets and Red-bellied Poets series, all under the auspices of the soon-to-retire editor, Tina Giannoukos. These chapbooks included In This Part of The World by established poet Kevin Brophy and Linda Adair’s first collection, The Unintended Consequences of the Shattering, the latter continuing MPU’s long-standing tradition of nurturing new poets.' (Introduction)

1 No Peace Without Bitterness i "At the Fotheringhay Falcon Inn", John A. Bartlett , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Blue Nib [Online] , October 2020;
1 Meaning Can Catch on Anything : John Bartlett Reviews Graeme Miles ‘Infernal Topographies’ John A. Bartlett , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , November no. 30 2020;

— Review of Infernal Topographies Graeme Miles , 2020 selected work poetry

'In approaching a new collection of poetry, a reviewer hopes that a series of themes or poetic preoccupations will quickly emerge to give the necessary “hooks” for said reviewer to arrange some neat conclusions. With Infernal Topographies this task is not quite so simple or straightforward. In this third collection by Miles, clear themes and resolutions are not so apparent and often meanings are left dangling.' (Introduction)

1 One Hundred and Eighty Degree Turns : John Bartlett Reviews ‘Family Trees’ by Michael Farrell John A. Bartlett , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , September no. 29 2020;

— Review of Family Trees Michael Farrell , 2020 selected work poetry

'It was with trepidation and some excitement that I approached a reading of Family Trees, the most recent collection of poetry by Australian poet Michael Farrell, regarded as one of our leading contemporary experimental poets.' (Introduction)

1 1 y separately published work icon Awake at 3 a.m. John A. Bartlett , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2020 19796992 2020 selected work poetry

'‘Loss, longing and nostalgia infuse the poems in this poignant collection. Some poems are elegiac, some confessional, others alert to environmental exploitation, sexuality and human suffering. Here is a poet engaged with his world and showing us what it is to remember, to question, to see and feel.’ – Julie Maclean' (Publication summary)

1 Under Construction i "I plunged into the dark streets", John A. Bartlett , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , vol. 7 no. 2 2019;
1 Misunderstanding Good Friday i "That Good Friday", John A. Bartlett , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , vol. 7 no. 2 2019;
1 1 y separately published work icon The Arms of Men John A. Bartlett , Melbourne : Melbourne Poets Union , 2019 18269194 2019 selected work poetry
1 Listening for the Past i "Listening for the past", John A. Bartlett , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , April vol. 6 no. 1 2018; (p. 56)
1 Jacaranda i "That November", John A. Bartlett , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , April vol. 6 no. 1 2018; (p. 55)
1 Apocalypse i "I once saw Gaddafi dying", John A. Bartlett , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , April vol. 6 no. 1 2018; (p. 54)
1 I Lie Down i "At night I lie down", John A. Bartlett , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , April vol. 6 no. 1 2018; (p. 52-53) Australian Poetry Anthology 2020; (p. 115)
1 Mistakes John A. Bartlett , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , August no. 87 2018;
1 The Gilded Boy John A. Bartlett , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Verity La , November 2017;
1 y separately published work icon Estuary John A. Bartlett , Breamlea : Heartsong Publishing , 2013 6177068 2013 single work novel

'An estuary is a kind of meeting place. A space in the natural world where fresh and salt waters gather. In life it is a convergence of energies, where the present collides disturbingly with past secrets. Where madness and sanity are almost indistinguishable, and sexuality is hidden and ambiguous. Where the conflicts of race and culture may yet be reconciled. Estuary is the story of Seth, a carpenter who upon the death of his beloved aunt is driven to uncover the mystery surrounding her early life. Leila, an artist, incarcerated in a mental hospital, develops a deep friendship with a young Aboriginal woman. Seth's investigation of the past forces him to face some uncomfortable truths about his own life and identity. Much like the journey of a mighty river, the twists, turns and meanderings of both Leila's and Seth's personal history go beyond the story to symbolise the complex relationships that currently are being played out in Australia.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 Mr Youngpage and Mrs Whiteheart John A. Bartlett , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Little Raven One 2012;
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