Peter Minter. Courtesy MacQuarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature.
Peter Minter (born 1967) is an Australian poet.[1]
Life[]
Minter was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, and grew up in nearby Swansea. As a teenager he moved with his family to Quorrobolong in the Hudson Valley; he considers this move from seacoast to bush an important catalyst in developing his interest in writing.[1]
He began publishing poetry in local newspapers at 17. While still in high school he attended the University of Newcastle's Morpeth poetry camps, where he worked with Norman and Jean Talbot.[2]
He lived for a year in Japan after graduating from secondary school, then enrolled at the University of Sydney where he studied English Literature, Philosophy, and Japanese.[1]
He works at the University of Sydney, where he is the co-ordinator of the Indigenous Australian Studies Major and of Honours in Indigenous Australian Studies.[3]
Recognition[]
He won The Age Poetry Book of the Year award in 2000 for his second collection, Empty Texas.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- In a Dorsal Fin. Wollongong, NSW: Five Islands Press, 1995.
- Empty Texas: A selection. Cambridge, UK: Folio / Salt, 1998; Brooklyn, NSW: Paper Bark Press, 1999.[4]
- Morning, Hyphen. Sydney: Vagabond Press, 2000; Cambridge, UK: Equipage, 2003.
- Blue Grass. Cambridge, UK: Salt Publishing, 2006.
- In the Serious Light of Nothing (chapbook). Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014.
Edited[]
- Calyx: 30 contemporary Australian poets (edited with Michael Brennan). Sydney: Paper Bark Press, 2000.
- Blak Times. Carlton, Vic: Meanjin, 2006.
- Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature (edited with Anita Heiss). Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2008;
- published in Canada as Anthology of Australian Aboriginal Literature (edited with Anita Heiss). Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. w
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the Australian Poetry Library.[5]
See also[]
Peter Minter's Prologue V.7.0.2
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Peter Minter (1967– ), Australian Poetry Library, Web, Mar. 16, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Introducing Peter Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature Project, Web, Mar. 16, 2012.
- ↑ Dr Peter Minter, University of Sydney. Web, Oct. 28, 2015.
- ↑ Peter Minter (Australia, 1967), Poetry International. Web, Mar. 16, 2012.
- ↑ Search results = au:Peter Minter, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Oct. 28, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- 4 Poems by Peter Minter at Jacket
- Peter Minter (Australia, 1967) at Poetry International (14 poems).
- Peter Minter (1967– ) in the Australian Poetry Library (123 poems).
- About
- Introducing Peter Minter at the MacQuarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature
- Dr. Peter Minter at the University of Sydney
- Peter Minter Official website.
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