Jennifer Harrison
Encyclopedia
Jennifer Harrison is a contemporary Australian psychiatrist
, poet
and photographer.
Born in Liverpool, Sydney Jennifer Harrison studied medicine
and then specialised in psychiatry. Since her first volume of poetry, Michelangelo's Prisoners in 1994, she has published several more, winning the 1995 Anne Elder Award
and being short-listed for the 2000 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
. Her photography has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria
.
Having lived in the United States
and New Zealand
, Harrison currently resides in Melbourne
and is employed as a child psychiatrist.
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Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
, 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...
and photographer.
Born in Liverpool, Sydney Jennifer Harrison studied medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
and then specialised in psychiatry. Since her first volume of poetry, Michelangelo's Prisoners in 1994, she has published several more, winning the 1995 Anne Elder Award
Anne Elder Award
The Anne Elder Trust Fund Award for poetry is administered by the Victorian branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers and is awarded annually, as the Anne Elder Award, for the best first book of poetry published in Australia. It was established in 1976 and currently has a prize of A$1000 for...
and being short-listed for the 2000 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for a book of collected poems or for a single poem of substantial length published in book form...
. Her photography has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest and the largest public art gallery in Australia. Since December 2003, NGV has operated across two sites...
.
Having lived in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Harrison currently resides in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and is employed as a child psychiatrist.
Works
Poetry- Michelangelo's Prisoners. (Black Pepper publishingBlack Pepper publishingBlack Pepper is an independent Australian publishing house founded by Kevin Pearson and Gail Hannah in 1995 specializing in Australian poetry and fiction. Its innovative titles have won critical acclaim....
, 1994) ISBN 9781875606207 - Mosaics & Mirrors: Composite poems. (Black Pepper publishingBlack Pepper publishingBlack Pepper is an independent Australian publishing house founded by Kevin Pearson and Gail Hannah in 1995 specializing in Australian poetry and fiction. Its innovative titles have won critical acclaim....
, 1995) ISBN 9780646240473 - Cabramatta/Cudmirrah. (Black Pepper publishingBlack Pepper publishingBlack Pepper is an independent Australian publishing house founded by Kevin Pearson and Gail Hannah in 1995 specializing in Australian poetry and fiction. Its innovative titles have won critical acclaim....
, 1996) ISBN 9781876044114 - Dear B. (Black Pepper publishingBlack Pepper publishingBlack Pepper is an independent Australian publishing house founded by Kevin Pearson and Gail Hannah in 1995 specializing in Australian poetry and fiction. Its innovative titles have won critical acclaim....
, 1998) ISBN 9781876044275 - Folly & Grief. (Black Pepper publishingBlack Pepper publishingBlack Pepper is an independent Australian publishing house founded by Kevin Pearson and Gail Hannah in 1995 specializing in Australian poetry and fiction. Its innovative titles have won critical acclaim....
, 2006) ISBN 1-876044-45-4 REVIEW REVIEW - Colombine, New & Selected Poems. (Black Pepper publishingBlack Pepper publishingBlack Pepper is an independent Australian publishing house founded by Kevin Pearson and Gail Hannah in 1995 specializing in Australian poetry and fiction. Its innovative titles have won critical acclaim....
, 2010) ISBN 9781876044657
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- With Phil Ilton, Said the Rat!. (Black Pepper publishingBlack Pepper publishingBlack Pepper is an independent Australian publishing house founded by Kevin Pearson and Gail Hannah in 1995 specializing in Australian poetry and fiction. Its innovative titles have won critical acclaim....
, 2003) ISBN 1876044446 - With Kate Waterhouse, Motherlode; Australian Women's Poetry 1986-2008. (Puncher & WattmannPuncher & WattmannPuncher & Wattmann is an independent Australian publishing house founded by David Musgrave in 2005. It specialises in publishing Australian poetry and literary fiction. Launched by David Malouf, its first title, James Stinks by Nick Riemer was placed third in the Mary Gilmore Award in 2006...
, 2009) ISBN 97819214501617
External links
- Jennifer Harrison Biography at Black Pepper publishing