Mark O'Connor (poet)
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Mark O'Connor is an Australia
n poet, writer, and environmental activist
. He has published several books of poetry on regions of Australia such as the Great Barrier Reef
and the Blue Mountains, often collaborating with renowned nature photographers. He has also written two books on the issue of overpopulation
, This Tired Brown Land (1998) and, more recently, Overloading Australia (2008, co-written by William J. Lines).
O'Connor has won several national and international prizes and awards, and he has undertaken fellowships throughout the world including USA, Europe
, Russia
, China
and India
. In 1999 he was appointed H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellow at the Australian National University
, and in 2000 he was given a grant from the Australia Council to write poetry about the 2000 Olympic Games. He is also the editor of the much re-printed Oxford anthology Two Centuries of Australian Poetry.
In addition to his own poetry, O'Connor is now translating Shakespearean verse into modern English
. He is also the inventor and patent holder for the Pro-NOUNCE-it software for showing the pronunciation of English words.
Mark is a candidate for NSW Senator at the 2010 Australian federal election, representing the unregistered Stable Population Party
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n poet, writer, and environmental activist
Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
. He has published several books of poetry on regions of Australia such as the Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world'slargest reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres over an area of approximately...
and the Blue Mountains, often collaborating with renowned nature photographers. He has also written two books on the issue of overpopulation
Overpopulation
Overpopulation is a condition where an organism's numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment, the Earth...
, This Tired Brown Land (1998) and, more recently, Overloading Australia (2008, co-written by William J. Lines).
O'Connor has won several national and international prizes and awards, and he has undertaken fellowships throughout the world including USA, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. In 1999 he was appointed H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellow at the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
, and in 2000 he was given a grant from the Australia Council to write poetry about the 2000 Olympic Games. He is also the editor of the much re-printed Oxford anthology Two Centuries of Australian Poetry.
In addition to his own poetry, O'Connor is now translating Shakespearean verse into modern English
Modern English
Modern English is the form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, completed in roughly 1550.Despite some differences in vocabulary, texts from the early 17th century, such as the works of William Shakespeare and the King James Bible, are considered to be in Modern...
. He is also the inventor and patent holder for the Pro-NOUNCE-it software for showing the pronunciation of English words.
Mark is a candidate for NSW Senator at the 2010 Australian federal election, representing the unregistered Stable Population Party
Stable Population Party of Australia
The Stable Population Party of Australia is a minor Australian political party formed in 2010. It opposes population growth and advocates a stable population for Australia. It missed out on registration for the 2010 federal election by several days, but leader William Bourke ran unsuccessfully for...
.