Jennifer Harrison (born 1955) is a contemporary Australian psychiatrist, poet and photographer. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera.
Born in Liverpool, Sydney Jennifer Harrison studied medicine and then specialised in psychiatry. Liverpool is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the [1] Since her first volume of poetry, Michelangelo’s Prisoners in 1994, she has published several more, winning the 1995 Anne Elder Award and being short-listed for the 2000 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. The Anne Elder Award is given annually by the Fellowship of Australian Writers for the first publication in Australia of a first book of poetry The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for a book of collected poems or for a single poem of substantial Her photography has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria. The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne Australia.
Having lived in the United States and New Zeeland, Harrison currently resides in Melbourne and is employed as a child psychiatrist. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
Works
Poetry
- Michelangelo’s Prisoners. (Black Pepper, 1994)
- Mosaics & Mirrors: Composite poems. (Black Pepper, 1995)
- Cabramatta/Cudmirrah. (Black Pepper, 1996)
- Dear B. (Black Pepper, 1998)
- Folly & Grief. (Black Pepper, 2006) ISBN 1-876044-45-4 REVIEW REVIEW
Edited
- With Phil Ilton, Said the Rat!. (Black Pepper, 2003) ISBN 1876044446
External links
- 2 poems at Divan
- 3 poems at Softblow
- The Poetry of Jennifer Harrison at Thylazine
References
- ^ Biography - Jennifer Harrison (Black Pepper Press) Accessed: January 29, 2007. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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| NAME | Harrison, Jennifer |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Contemporary Australian psychiatrist, poet and photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney, New SouthWales, Australia |
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