Richard Hillman (poet)
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Richard Hillman is a contemporary Australian poet
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He has published a number of collections, and was a founding editor of the poetry and poetics journal Sidewalk (1997). His "The Big Wet Takes Hold" (2004) and "The Night Parrot" (2006) were selected among the best Australian poems. In 2001, he was a doctoral student at Flinders University
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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...
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He has published a number of collections, and was a founding editor of the poetry and poetics journal Sidewalk (1997). His "The Big Wet Takes Hold" (2004) and "The Night Parrot" (2006) were selected among the best Australian poems. In 2001, he was a doctoral student at Flinders University
Flinders University
Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...
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Works
- Mending The Dingo Fence (Adelaide: Wakefield Press, 1997)
- Gone Up River (Adelaide: SideWaLK, 1999)
- No Grounds (Adelaide: SideWaLK/Subverse, 2000)
- Flow: Friendly Street Poetry Reader 25 (co-edited with Heather Sladdin, Adelaide: Wakefield Press, 2001).
- Jabiluka Honey: New & Selected Poems (Adelaide: Bookends Books, 2003)
- Timber Country (Warners Bay, NSW: Picaro Press, 2007)
- Raw Nerve (Glebe, NSW: Puncher & Wattmann Press, 2009)