by George J. Dance
Brook Emery (born 1949) is an Australian poet.[1]
Brook Emery. Courtesy The Poetry Archive.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Emery earned a Ph.D. in creative arts from the University of Newcastle.[1]
Career[]
He taught high school for over 20 years.[1]
Writing[]
Christopher Pollnitz said of Emery's 2nd collection: "Misplaced Heart is the best book of Australian poetry I've read so far in the 21st century. It's a book that makes me grin rather than laugh; and it's a book that makes me weep, with joy, with admiration, and with its unsentimental pinpoint pathos".[2]
Recognition[]
Awards that Emery has received include include the Dennis Butler Memorial Prize, the Newcastle Poetry Prize, the Australian Sports Poetry Award, the Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award, and the Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- and dug my fingers in the sand. Wollongong University, NSW: Five Islands Press, 2000.
- Misplaced Heart: Poems. Wollongong, NSW: Five Islands Press, 2003.
- At a Slight Angle, and other poems. Warners Bay, NSW: Picaro Press, 2006.
- Uncommon Light: Poems. Carlton, Vic: Five Islands Press, 2007.
- Collusion. St Kilda, Vic: John Leonard Press, 2012.
Edited[]
- Earthly Matters: Biology and geology poems (edited by Emery and Victoria Haritos). Potts Point, NSW: Poets Union, 2010.
- Holding Patterns: Physics and engineering poems (edited by Emery and Victoria Haritos). Potts Point, NSW: Poets Union, 2010.
- Law and Impulse" Maths and chemistry poems (edited by Emery and Victoria Haritos). Potts Point, NSW: Poets Union, 2010.
Art.afterhours - Acclaimed Australian Poet Brook Emery
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Brook Emerby b. 1949, Poetry Foundation. Web, Jan. 9, 2014.
- ↑ Brook Emery (b. 1949), The Poetry Archive. Web, Jan. 9, 2013.
- ↑ Search results = au:Brook Emery, WorldCat. Web, Jan. 8, 2014.
External links[]
- Poems
- Brook Emery 3 poems
- Brook Emerby b. 1949 at the Poetry Foundation
- Books
- Works by or about Brook Emery in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Audio / video
- About
- Brook Emery - On poetry; interview at the NSW Writers' Centre, 2010
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