Craig Powell (poet)
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Craig Powell in Wollongong, New South Wales
, Australia
is an Australia
n poet
. For ten years, he lived in Canada
before returning to his homeland.
Powell graduated in medicine from Sydney University and later specialised in Psychiatry
. From 1972 to 1982, he lived in Canada where he trained with the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis. He now lives in Sydney
, Australia
where he is a psychoanalyst in private practice and a visiting medical officer in Mental Health
, at the Prince of Wales Hospital
.
He won the 1983 Mattara Newcastle Poetry Prize
and was a co-winner of the 45th International Poetry Competition (1989) organized by the Quarterly Review of Literature, Princeton, New Jersey
. He has published eight poetry collections and individual poems were included in The Best Australian Poetry 2007
and in New Oxford Book of Australian Verse
. More recently he published chapbooks The Poem As A Place (September 2004) and Poems For A Marriage (July 2008) through Picaro Press.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
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...
is an Australia
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
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...
. For ten years, he lived in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
before returning to his homeland.
Powell graduated in medicine from Sydney University and later specialised in Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
. From 1972 to 1982, he lived in Canada where he trained with the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis. He now lives in Sydney
Sydney
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...
, Australia
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...
where he is a psychoanalyst in private practice and a visiting medical officer in Mental Health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
, at the Prince of Wales Hospital
Prince of Wales Hospital
Prince of Wales Hospital is a major public and teaching hospital located in Sha Tin, New Territories in Hong Kong. The hospital is affiliated with the Medical Faculty of the Chinese University of Hong Kong....
.
He won the 1983 Mattara Newcastle Poetry Prize
Newcastle Poetry Prize
The Newcastle Poetry Prize is an annual Australian award for poetry. It was established in 1981 as the Mattara Poetry Prize.The Prize began from humble beginnings in September 1980, when Peter Goldman stood in the middle of Civic Park during the Mattara Festival and handed out an anthology of...
and was a co-winner of the 45th International Poetry Competition (1989) organized by the Quarterly Review of Literature, Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
. He has published eight poetry collections and individual poems were included in The Best Australian Poetry 2007
The Best Australian Poetry 2007
The Best Australian Poetry 2007 is an anthology of poetry published by UQP in 2007. The series editors are Bronwyn Lea and Martin Duwell; the guest editor for the 2007 anthology was John Tranter....
and in New Oxford Book of Australian Verse
New Oxford Book of Australian Verse
The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse is a major anthology of Australian poetry edited by the poet Les Murray. It was first published in 1986 and since has been expanded twice....
. More recently he published chapbooks The Poem As A Place (September 2004) and Poems For A Marriage (July 2008) through Picaro Press.
Books
- A Country Without Exiles (1972)
- Music and Women's Bodies (Five Islands Press, 2002)
External links
- Poems at Thylazine