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I am the author of Eighth Habitation and other poetry books, plus a few non-fiction pieces, the odd academic article, and reviews. Now I'm teaching Creative Writing in Hawai'i.

One begins to write about a country before one gets there. Isn't that the way it has always been?

For critical reviews: Poetry International.org / Jacket Magazine // bibliography: April // publishers: Giramondo Publishing / Brandl & Schlesinger //

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Mark Roberts and P76

Mark Roberts and I co-edited a journal in the early eighties called P76. It was roneoed, a pre-digital technology that required a Gestetner stencil-printing machine and heaps of thick black ink. We were inspired by Ken Bolton and crew of "Magic Sam" press.

The machine looked like this:






I looked like this:

Adam Aitken in 1985 by John Tranter



Here's a link to Mark's remarkable reviews of Australian poets Gary Catalano, Craig Powell, Jill Jones, and Martin Harrison:

Go here.

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