Joanne Burns
Encyclopedia
Joanne Burns is a contemporary Australian poet
and prose writer, with a strong emphasis on performance in her work.
. She studied at the University of Sydney
and has taught English and creative writing at secondary and tertiary levels in Australia and England
. Her work hovers between poetry and prose, and often incorporates 'found writing' from newspapers and other everyday sources. In the 1980s she participated in the experimental writing group Sydney Women Writers' Workshop. She has published ten collections of poetry, with Footnotes of a hammock sharing the 2005 Judith Wright Award for a collection of poetry.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and prose writer, with a strong emphasis on performance in her work.
Biography
Joanne Burns grew up and lives in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. She studied at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
and has taught English and creative writing at secondary and tertiary levels in Australia and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Her work hovers between poetry and prose, and often incorporates 'found writing' from newspapers and other everyday sources. In the 1980s she participated in the experimental writing group Sydney Women Writers' Workshop. She has published ten collections of poetry, with Footnotes of a hammock sharing the 2005 Judith Wright Award for a collection of poetry.
Works
Poetry- Snatch. (London: Strange Faeces, 1972)
- Ratz. (1973)
- Adrenalin Flicknife. (1976)
- Alphabatics. (1976)
- Blowing bubbles in the 7th lane. (Sydney: Fab, 1988)
- on a clear day. (ETT Imprint, 1992)
- Penelope's knees. (UQP, 1996) review
- Aerial photography. (Five Islands, 1999)
- footnotes of a hammock. (Five Islands, 2004) ISBN 1-74128-044-3
- All of me. (Five Islands, 2004)
External links
- Joanne Burns Content Page Poems & essays at Australian Literature Resources
- Market Forces Poem at Tinfish Magazine
- Johnny Come Lately Poem with GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
translation - nightmarketing Poem at Haiku Review
- rules for poems (involuntary collaborations) at magicdog.com