Vicki Viidikas
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Vicki Viidikas (1948–1998) was a twentieth century Australian poet.
Vicki Viidikas was born and grew up in Sydney. Dropping out of school she encountered the Balmain poetry scene in the late 60s. There she encountered, among others, Ken Bolton, John Forbes, Martin Johnston and John Tranter. The ‘counter culture’ and her travels in Asia, especially India, are recurrent subjects in her poetry. Her untimely death was much mourned in Australia's poetry community.
[edit] Works
Poetry
- Condition Red. (University of Queensland, 1973) ISBN 0-7022-0884-1
- Knabel. (Sydney: Wild & Woolley, 1978) ISBN 0-909331-56-1
- India Ink: A collection of prose poems written in India. (Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 1984) ISBN 0-86806-093-3
Short stories
- Wrappings. (Sydney : Wild & Woolley, 1974) ISBN 0-909331-00-6
[edit] External links
- One day in the life of Vicki Viidikas by Stephen Oliver
[edit] References
- Vicki Viidikas: Contents page at Australian Literature Resources
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Viidikas, Vicki |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1998 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sydney, Australia |
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