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Tuesday 12 March
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Studying a book or film can be a short-cut to consigning it to boredom. But our Texts in the City series – a gift to students, their teachers and lifelong learners – brings the VCE English and Literature lists to life.
Each week, our hosts – authors Lili Wilkinson and Tony Birch – will interview experts intimately familiar with the texts, unearthing those hidden gems that could help your essay shine.
This week, we’re looking at Gwen Harwood’s Selected Poems with Tony Birch and Kevin Brophy.
·Related video: Our 2012 Texts in the City discussion of Collected Poems of Gwen Harwood
Featuring
Kevin Brophy
Kevin Brophy has had fourteen books of poetry, fiction and critical and personal essays published. His latest book is This is what Gives Us Time (Gloria SMH), a collection of poems written while poet-in-residence at the B R Whiting Library in Rome during 2015. In 2009 he was awarded the Calibre prize for an outstanding essay. He teaches creative writing at the University of Melbourne.
Kevin was founding co-editor of the national literary journal Going Down Swinging from 1980 to 1994. He is patron of the Melbourne Poets Union. He is currently a member of the publishing group for Five Islands Press, one of Australia’s pre-eminent independent poetry publishing houses. At present, he shares his time between Melbourne and the remote Aboriginal community of Mulan in WA.
Tony Birch
Tony Birch is the author of four novels, five short fiction collections, and two poetry books. His most recent book is the novel, Women and Children (UQP).
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