Alison - yes, I agree, but too busy to elaborate ... Next year I'll talk my
head off!
Andrew
>
> > I hear you taking traditions come as you please, given the freedoms
> > you say you have. I just don't see it in operation.
>
> I'm thinking of poets like John Kinsella, MTC Cronin, Emma Lew, Jordie
> Albiston, Les Murray, Michael Brennan, Kate Fagan, Samuel Wagan Watson,
> Peter Minter, (our very own) Jill Jones, David Brooks, Robert Gray, Dipti
> Savanarattu, Phillip Hammial and others too many to mention, who are
> plugging between them into an incredibly eclectic range of traditions from
> everywhere and writing very contemporary, very intelligent, and - may I
say
> - very Australian poetry. Personally, despite all my growlings, I think
it's
> a very exciting time to be writing poetry here.
>
> Cheers
>
> A
>
>
> Alison Croggon
>
> Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
> Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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