Michael Dugan (poet)
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Michael Dugan was an Australian poet
, children's writer
, and editor
. In 1968, he first published his own small poetry
magazine, Crosscurrents Magazine, from the Melbourne suburb of Canterbury
. Dugan also created the King Hippo Poetry Band who performed folk-rock versions of well-known poems. With Phillip Edmonds and Robert Kenny, he was involved in the development of Contempa Publications.
In the 1970s, he worked as a consultant
to the publisher Jacaranda Press, and was the editor of The Australian Library News Furthermore, Dugan co-founded and edited Bookmark.
In the 1980s, he was a consultant and an editor for the Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs.
He worked as poetry editor of Overland magazine for many years. He also served as vice-president of the Victorian Fellowship of Australian Writers.
Besides children's books, Dugan has also written plays and scripts for radio.
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...
, children's writer
Writer
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, and editor
Copy editing
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. In 1968, he first published his own small poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
magazine, Crosscurrents Magazine, from the Melbourne suburb of Canterbury
Canterbury, Victoria
Canterbury is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...
. Dugan also created the King Hippo Poetry Band who performed folk-rock versions of well-known poems. With Phillip Edmonds and Robert Kenny, he was involved in the development of Contempa Publications.
In the 1970s, he worked as a consultant
Consultant
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to the publisher Jacaranda Press, and was the editor of The Australian Library News Furthermore, Dugan co-founded and edited Bookmark.
In the 1980s, he was a consultant and an editor for the Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs.
He worked as poetry editor of Overland magazine for many years. He also served as vice-president of the Victorian Fellowship of Australian Writers.
Besides children's books, Dugan has also written plays and scripts for radio.
His works
- Missing People (1970)
- The Drunken Tram : Six young Melbourne poets (1972)
- Clouds (1975)
- The Outback Reader (1975) with John Jenkins
- Nonsense Places (1976)
- Dragon's Breath (1978)
- Dingo Boy (1980)
- Melissa's Ghost (1986)
- The Maltese Connection (1988)
- The Highjacked Bathtub (1988)
- The Wombat's Party (1990)
- To a Trainee Accountant (2002)