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Revision as of 15:12, 3 March 2012
by George Dance
Walter Billeter (born 1943) is an Australian poet.[1]
Life
Billeter was born in Sierre, Switzerland.[1] He was trained as a draftsman in Basel, where he first began to publish poetry. He co-founded a Literary magazine, Sphaira, which published 1962-1964.[2]
Billeter emigrated to Australia in 1966.[1]. He settled in Sydney, where he worked as a draftsman, and began contributing to Australian magazines. He published his only collection of poetry in 1973.[2] In 1974 he and John Jenkins founded the [[literary magazine etymspheres. In 1977 he edited the anthology 3 Blind Mice with Kris Hemensley and Robert Kenney.[1]
Besides his own poetry, Billeter has translatied the work of German of Konrad Bayer and Paul Celan.[1]
Publications
Poetry
- Sediments of Seclusion. Armadale, Vic: Contempa Publications, 1973.
Translated
- Breath Crystals / translations of Paul Celan. [Atemkristal] Paris: Brunidor, 1965. Ivanhoe, Vic.: Ragman, 1966.[3]
Edited
- Sphaira (magazine). 1962-1964.
- etymspheres (magazine). 1974.
- Three Blind Mice (anthology). 1977.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the Australian Poetry Library.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Walter Billeter," Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, Answers.com, Web, Mar. 3, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Walter Billeter (1943- ), Australian Poetry Library, Web, Mar. 3, 2012.
- ↑ Breath Crystal, National Library of Australia Catalogue, Web, Mar. 3, 2012.
External links
- Poems
- Walter Billeter (1943- ) in the Australian Poetry Library (19 poems).
- About
- Walter Billeter in the Oxford Companion to Australian Literature.