Laurie Duggan
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Laurence James Duggan (born 1949) is an Australian poet.
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[edit] Life
Laurie Duggan was born in Melbourne and attended Monash University, where his friends included the poets Alan Wearne and John A. Scott. He moved to Sydney in 1972, and became involved with the poetry scene there, in particular with John Tranter, John Forbes, Ken Bolton and Pam Brown.
His poetry grows out of contemplation of moments, and found texts.[1] His interest in bricolage started early: while still at Monash he was working on a series of 'Merz poems', short poems about discarded objects, inspired by the work of Kurt Schwitters. His book-length poem The Ash Range (1987) uses diaries, journals of pioneers, and newspaper articles in its construction of a history of Gippsland. His collection Mangroves won the 2003 Age Poetry Book of the Year and the 2004 ALS Gold Medal.
[edit] Works
Poetry
- The Ash Range (Picador, 1987) ISBN 978-0-907562-69-6
- Blue Notes (Picador, 1990) ISBN 978-0-330-27192-9
- Laurie Duggan: Selected Poems 1971-1993 (UQP, 1996) ISBN 978-0-7022-2624-3
- Mangroves (UQP, 2003) ISBN 978-0-7022-3351-7
- Compared to What: Selected Poems 1971-2003 (Shearsman, 2003) ISBN 978-0-907562-61-0
- The Passenger (UQP, 2006) ISBN 978-0-7022-3555-9
Non-fiction
- Ghost Nation:Imagined Space and Aust Visual Culture 1901-1939 (UQP, 2001) ISBN 978-0-7022-3189-6
[edit] References
- David McCooey's chapter 'Contemporary Poetry: Across Party Lines' in The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-521-65843-0.
[edit] Notes
- ^ McCooey, op. cit, page 165
[edit] External links
- Poems + Essays etc at Austlit
- Laurie Duggan in Auckland at New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre
- Ten poems at Jacket Magazine
- Thirty pieces at Great Works
- Ornithology at Otis Rush
- In Dialogue with Laurie Duggan by David McCooey
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| NAME | Duggan, Laurie |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Contemporary Australian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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