Chris Mansell is an Australian poet and publisher was born in Sydney in 1953. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales and in Lae, Papua New Guinea, later studying economics at the University of Sydney. Lae, the capital of Morobe Province is the second largest city in Papua New Guinea The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia [1] She was active in Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s as an editor and poet and since the 1980s has lived in regional Australia where she continues to write, perform, publish and edit. In 1978 she and Dane Thwaites began Compass Poetry & Prose a little magazine which published many of the young Australian poets of the time. She closed the magazine in 1987 and soon after, was a member of the collective (which included David Reiter among others) who founded Five Islands Press.
Like many poets of her generation, Mansell makes her living by performing her work, publishing and teaching writing at various institutions. Although primarily a poet, she has also written a number of plays including Some Sunny Day. Her collection Mortifications & Lies has been described as a 'groundbreaking work' because of its experimentation with form and its overtly political content. [2] Love Poems is less political, livre composé which takes subtler formal risks. Always interested in experimentation with form, she now also works in digital media. She founded PressPress, a small independent poetry press in 2002 and directed the Shoalhaven Poetry Festival in 2002, '03 and '05.
She was winner of the Queensland Premier's Award (poetry) (as well as other prizes) and has been shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Award, and the Banjo Award (Victoria).
Works
Poetry
- Head, Heart & Stone (Fling Publishers, Melbourne, 1982)
- Redshift/Blueshift (Five Islands Press, Wollongong, 1988)
- Raptors Blue (Audio, with music by Rob Cousins) (Well Sprung Productions, Sydney, 1989)
- Shining Like a Jinx (Amelia, Calif. Events Final edition of This Magazine published March 1 - Dylan Thomas was posthumously honoured by a floor plaque Events The first annual The Best American Poetry volume is published this year Events Dead Poets Society, a film incorporating excerpts from many traditional poets ending with the title and opening line of Walt Whitman's lament on the , USA, 1992)
- Day Easy Sunlight Fine in Hot Collation (Penguin, Melbourne, 1995) ISBN 9780-14-024540-0
- Stalking the Rainbow (PressPress, 2002)
- Fickle Brat (IP Digital, Brisbane, 2002) Review
- Mortifications & Lies (Kardoorair, Armidale, 2005)) ISBN 0-908244-60-6 Review
- Love poems (Kardoorair, Armidale, 2006)
Children's book
- Little Wombat (New Holland, Sydney, 1996)
External links
- Home page
- 4 poems at Australian Literature Resources
- blip.tv Samples of experimental digital work
- Interview from Famous Reporter
- Blusterhead Mansell's writer's resource site
References
- ^ Background (Chris Mansell website) Accessed: February 5, 2007. Events The Forward Book of Poetry an annual anthology of best British poems is published for the first time by the Forward Poetry Trust Events February 16 &mdash Announcement that 300 poems by ST Coleridge have been discovered February 17 &mdash Sotheby's Events March 16: Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested and jailed poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam and fired a newspaper editor following the Events March 16: Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested and jailed poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam and fired a newspaper editor following the Events October 7 &mdash Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the first reading of Allen Ginsberg Events French public notary Patrick Huet unveils Pieces of Hope to the Echo of the World in Lyon. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Margaret Bradstock quoted on Chris Mansell Contents page (Australian Literature Resources) Accessed February 5, 2007. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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| NAME | Soaba, Russell |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Contemporary Australian poet and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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