Joanne Burns

Joanne Burns

Joanne Burns (born December 5 1945) is a contemporary Australian poet and prose writer, with a strong emphasis on performance in her work.

Biography

Joanne Burns grew up and lives in Sydney. [ [http://www.austlit.com/a/burns-j/index.html joanne burns Content Page] (Australian Literature Resources)] She studied at the University of Sydney and has taught English and creative writing at secondary and tertiary levels in Australia and England. Her work hovers between poetry and prose, and often incorporates 'found writing' from newspapers and other everyday sources. In the 1980s she participated in the experimental writing group Sydney Women Writers’ Workshop. [Carolyn Hughes [http://reviews.media-culture.org.au/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1785 An Effort of Non-Compliance] (M/C Reviews) Accessed: December 20, 2006] She has published ten collections of poetry, with "Footnotes of a hammock" sharing the 2005 Judith Wright Award for a collection of poetry. [ [http://www.chiefminister.act.gov.au/media.asp?media=949&id=949&section=24&title=Jon%20Stanhope,%20MLA ACT's premier art and literary awards announced] (Chief Minister, ACT Website) Accessed: December 20, 2006]

Works

Poetry
*"Snatch". (London: Strange Faeces, 1972)
*"Ratz". (1973)
*"Adrenalin Flicknife". (1976)
*"Alphabatics". (1976)
*"Blowing bubbles in the 7th lane". (Sydney: Fab, 1988)
*"on a clear day". (ETT Imprint, 1992)
*"Penelope’s knees". (UQP, 1996) [http://www.toorakcollege.vic.edu.au/warrickw/poetry/cam.htm review]
*"Aerial photography". (Five Islands, 1999)
*"footnotes of a hammock". (Five Islands, 2004) ISBN 1-74128-044-3
*"All of me". (Five Islands, 2004)

External links

* [http://www.austlit.com/a/burns-j/index.html joanne burns Content Page] Poems & essays at Australian Literature Resources
* [http://wings.buffalo.edu/epc/ezines/tinfish/tinfish05/tf5.html#burns Market Forces] Poem at Tinfish Magazine
* [http://www.goethe.de/ins/au/lp/prj/bpo/tpm/joh/enindex.htm Johnny Come Lately] Poem with German translation
* [http://haikureview.net/node/49 nightmarketing] Poem at Haiku Review
* [http://www.magicdog.com/poems/unpub/r4p.html rules for poems (involuntary collaborations)] at magicdog.com

Notes

References

*Adelaide, Debra (1988) "Australian women writers: a bibliographic guide", London, Pandora

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