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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Thirty Australian Poets
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'A landmark anthology celebrating a new generation of Australian poets.

'1968 marked a turning point in Australian poetry, when a dynamic wave of new poets sought to revitalise a "moribund poetic culture". At the helm of that generation was John Tranter who argued that there would be cycles or generations of poets with peak moments where new poets would emerge to revitalise the culture.

'Forty years later, with a spate of superb debut collections, Australian poetry has never looked so energetic and vital. From the imaginatively mind-boggling to the exquisitely lyrical, from tender and edgy erotic currents to wild feats of intellect and playfulness, the dynamism of contemporary Australian poetry is abundantly evident.

'Thirty Australian Poets is the first anthology to celebrate the generation of poets born after 1968 and includes a wonderful diversity of voices and styles, from re-imagined versions of traditional forms to the experimental and avant-garde. This groundbreaking anthology captures the spirit of an exciting generation who, between them, have won every major poetry award, and made the renaissance of Australian poetry impossible to ignore.' (From the publisher's website.)

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
'Listening' to Michael Jackson in Tehrani"Smuggled across the fierce chasm", Ali Alizadeh , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Exile and Entropyi"I sink in the leather of my chair", Ali Alizadeh , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Marco Poloi"Maybe it's the natural", Ali Alizadeh , single work poetry (p. 7-9)
I, the Monsteri"I, the monster", Ali Alizadeh , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Rumii"I escaped from the city", Ali Alizadeh , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Patrick White as a Headlandi"Something vast is being suggested", Louis Armand , single work poetry (p. 17)
Utzoni"1. concrete primal naked forms-", Louis Armand , single work poetry (p. 18-20)
Something Like the Weatheri"It begins and in spite of evrything (sleeplessness),", Louis Armand , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
On Roland Robinson's Grendel and Death in Custodyi"An unseen hand at work among the evidence. Grendel re-", Louis Armand , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Plumsi"in the bowl", Emily Ballou , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
In The Old Libraryi"Where John Milton", Emily Ballou , single work poetry (p. 29)
Plungei"You thrust your hed through a lid of water", Emily Ballou , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
She Playedi"pianoforte for him", Emily Ballou , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Lizard's First Law of Inertiai"Lizard saw that rocks wanted to be at rest on the Earth", Emily Ballou , single work poetry (p. 34)
It Begins Where You Standi"The tap, tap is nearly not a sound at all.", Judith Bishop , single work poetry (p. 37)
i.i"The hand's wave,", Judith Bishop , single work poetry (p. 38)
ii.i"Loveliness and horror pass through", Judith Bishop , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Openings, Judith Bishop , sequence poetry (p. 38-40)
iii.i"Does the tree return her greeting", Judith Bishop , single work poetry (p. 39)
iv.i"She came to the door", Judith Bishop , single work poetry (p. 39-40)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Who's Afraid of Poetic Invention? Anthologising Australian Poetry in the Twenty-First Century A. J. Carruthers , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 17 no. 2 2018;

'There has been a rich history of anthologising Australian poetry this far into the twenty-first century. This article claims that contemporary poetics, with a renewed focus on the recoprocal relation between cultural and linguistic inquiry, can rediscover alternative ways of reading the history of Australian avant-garde, inventive and experimental work. Considering several key anthologies published after the turn of last century, the article provides readings of both the frameworks the anthology-makers provide and the poems themselves, claiming that mark, trace and lexical segmentivities can already be read as social. It then proposes a new possibility for an experimental anthology that might bring these facets into lived praxis: the chrestomathy.' (Publication abstract)

Extimate Subjects and Abject Bodies in Australian Poetry Michelle Cahill , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 4 May no. 54.0 2016;
Mapping the Shores of Australian Poetry Zackary Medlin , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 28 no. 1 2014; (p. 248-250)

— Review of Thirty Australian Poets 2011 anthology poetry
The Value of Making : Traditional Form and Narrative in Australian Poetry since the Digital Revolution Tegan Schetrumpf , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , July vol. 4 no. 1 2014;
'In this essay I outline some broad structural and cultural aspects of the digital revolution which may contribute to the renewal of traditional form and narrative in Australian poetry as an expression of the millennial value of making. Firstly, that making traditional poetic forms is partly a response to the structural limitations of websites and e-readers, and culturally a response to the remediation of poetry to the perceived temporality and instability of the internet. I briefly associate Manovich’s argument that the database is the enemy of the narrative with the new ‘empirical turn’ in the humanities and suggest that strongly narrative poetry is reacting against the digital preference for the number. Finally I note the strategies of a smooth grammatical line and ‘bardic’ stance as a way for ‘professional’ authors to differentiate themselves from online amateurism.' (Publication abstract)
Diversity and Cohesion Marietta Elliott , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , May-July no. 4 2012;

— Review of Thirty Australian Poets 2011 anthology poetry
In Praise of Poets with PhDs John Tranter , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 October 2011; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Thirty Australian Poets 2011 anthology poetry
Youthfull Focus on Energetic Contribution Geoff Page , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 November 2011; (p. 32)

— Review of Thirty Australian Poets 2011 anthology poetry
Beyond '68 Fiona Wright , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2011-January 2012 no. 337 2011; (p. 20)

— Review of Thirty Australian Poets 2011 anthology poetry
Worlds Forged by Lyrical New Voices Gig Ryan , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 10 December 2011; (p. 33)

— Review of Thirty Australian Poets 2011 anthology poetry
In Short : Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 January 2012; (p. 38)

— Review of Thirty Australian Poets 2011 anthology poetry
Now, Read This Stephen Romei , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 22-23) The Weekend Australian , 5-6 January 2013; (p. 14-25)
The Value of Making : Traditional Form and Narrative in Australian Poetry since the Digital Revolution Tegan Schetrumpf , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , July vol. 4 no. 1 2014;
'In this essay I outline some broad structural and cultural aspects of the digital revolution which may contribute to the renewal of traditional form and narrative in Australian poetry as an expression of the millennial value of making. Firstly, that making traditional poetic forms is partly a response to the structural limitations of websites and e-readers, and culturally a response to the remediation of poetry to the perceived temporality and instability of the internet. I briefly associate Manovich’s argument that the database is the enemy of the narrative with the new ‘empirical turn’ in the humanities and suggest that strongly narrative poetry is reacting against the digital preference for the number. Finally I note the strategies of a smooth grammatical line and ‘bardic’ stance as a way for ‘professional’ authors to differentiate themselves from online amateurism.' (Publication abstract)
Extimate Subjects and Abject Bodies in Australian Poetry Michelle Cahill , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 4 May no. 54.0 2016;
Who's Afraid of Poetic Invention? Anthologising Australian Poetry in the Twenty-First Century A. J. Carruthers , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 17 no. 2 2018;

'There has been a rich history of anthologising Australian poetry this far into the twenty-first century. This article claims that contemporary poetics, with a renewed focus on the recoprocal relation between cultural and linguistic inquiry, can rediscover alternative ways of reading the history of Australian avant-garde, inventive and experimental work. Considering several key anthologies published after the turn of last century, the article provides readings of both the frameworks the anthology-makers provide and the poems themselves, claiming that mark, trace and lexical segmentivities can already be read as social. It then proposes a new possibility for an experimental anthology that might bring these facets into lived praxis: the chrestomathy.' (Publication abstract)

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