Richard James Allen (born 1960) is a contemporary Australian poet, dancer, and filmmaker.
Life[]
The former Artistic Director of the Poets Union Inc, and founding director of the Australian Poetry Festival, Richard Allen was Co-Artistic Director with Karen Pearlman of That Was Fast (New York City) and Tasdance (Launceston), and now at The Physical TV Company (Sydney).[1]
Richard James Allen recently published his ninth book, The Kamikaze Mind, and received the 2006 University of Technology, Sydney Chancellor's Award for Best Ph.D. Thesis. A multi-award-winning film adaptation of his previous book, the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry-nominated Thursday's Fictions, has also been produced. This surreal dance fantasy also has a Second Life presence, Thursday's Fictions in Second Life.
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Way Out at Last, and other poems. Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 1986.
- To the Ocean, and Scheherazade. Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 1989.
- Hope for a Man Named Jimmie, and, Grand Illusion Joe. Wollongong, NSW: Five Islands Press, 1993.
- What To Name Your Baby. Brooklyn, NSW: Paper Bark Press, 1995.
- The Air Dolphin Brigade. Brooklyn, NSW: Paper Bark Press, 1995.
- New Life on the 2nd Floor (by Richard James Allen & Karen Pearlman). Launceston, Tas: Tasdance, 1996.
- Thursday's Fictions. Wollongong, NSW: Five Islands Press, 1999.
- The Kamikaze Mind (verse novel}. Sydney: Brandl & Schlesinger, 2006.
Edited[]
- Performing the Unnameable: An anthology of Australian performance texts (edited with Karen Perlman). Sydney: Currency Press / RealTime, 1999.[2]
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy Australian Poetry Library.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Physical TV
- ↑ Search results = au:Richard James Allen, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Apr. 18, 2014.
- ↑ Richard James Allen (1960- ), Australian Poetry Library. Web, Apr. 18, 2014.
External links[]
- Poems
- Richard James Allen (1960- ) at the Australian Poetry Library (99 poems).
- Books
- The Kamikaze Mind
- Performing The Unnameable: An Anthology of Australian Performance Texts
- Out Of The Labyrinth Of The Mind: Manifesting A Spiritual Art Beyond Dualism (Abstract for Doctorate of Creative Arts)
- Audio / video
- The Physical TV Channel on YouTube
- The Physical TV Company Website selected for preservation by Pandora, Australia's Web Archive, at the National Library of Australia
- About
- Interviews
- SPIKE Magazine interview on dance for film and virtual worlds (6 April 2011)
- RealTime interview on mixed reality dance film (Issue #99, October-November 2010)
- ABC Radio National interview on writing for Second Life (The Book Show, 10 October 2007)
- RealTime interview on dance film (Issue #80, August-September 2007)
- RealTime interview on dance and poetry (Issue #10, December-January 1995)
- Reviews
- U: No 04: 26 May - 6 June 2006 – Review by Jaine P Stockler of The Kamikaze Mind
- Jacket (magazine) 33 — July 2007 – "The Exhilaration and Anxiety of Free Fall" – Dr Mark Seton reviews The Kamikaze Mind by Richard James Allen
- Second Life Insider, 18 October 2007 Thursday's Fictions, by Tateru Nino
- Etc.
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