Stephen Edgar
Encyclopedia
Stephen Edgar is a contemporary Australian poet
, editor
and indexer
.
in 1951 where he attended Sydney Technical High School
. Between 1971 and 1974 he lived in London
and worked as a library assistant in the London Borough of Lambeth
. On returning to Australia, he moved to Hobart, Tasmania, where he read English and Classics at the University of Tasmania
, receiving a BA in 1978 and a Graduate Diploma in Librarianship in 1985.
In 2005 he returned to Sydney. He is married to Australian poet Judith Beveridge
.
As well as extensive publication of his verse in print media, Stephen Edgar has published poetry in online poetry magazines such as Snorkel http://www.snorkel.org.au/007/edgar.html, The Poetry Foundation http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=98184, The Chimaera http://www.the-chimaera.com/Feb2009/ and The Flea
http://www.the-flea.com/Issue1/index.html.
As poet Kevin Hart observed, Edgar “is distinctive for a firm commitment to closed forms and for showing considerable panache in handling them”.
Other critical material on Stephen Edgar includes a close reading by Clive James
of Edgar's 'Man on the Moon' in the Poetry Foundations online magazine.
For further information on Australian poets see List of Australian poets
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...
, editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and indexer
Indexer
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Background and education
Edgar was born in SydneySydney
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...
in 1951 where he attended Sydney Technical High School
Sydney Technical High School
Sydney Technical High School is an academically selective, state-funded high school for boys in Bexley, a southern suburb of Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1911 as part of Sydney Technical College, the school was one of the six original New South Wales selective schools...
. Between 1971 and 1974 he lived in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and worked as a library assistant in the London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth
The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in south London, England and forms part of Inner London. The local authority is Lambeth London Borough Council.-Origins:...
. On returning to Australia, he moved to Hobart, Tasmania, where he read English and Classics at the University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
, receiving a BA in 1978 and a Graduate Diploma in Librarianship in 1985.
In 2005 he returned to Sydney. He is married to Australian poet Judith Beveridge
Judith Beveridge
Judith Beveridge is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and academic.-Biography:Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. Completing a BA at UTS she has worked in libraries, teaching, as a researcher and in environmental regeneration...
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Poetry
His first published poetry appeared in 1979 in the Tasmanian literary quarterly Island (originally The Tasmanian Review). From 1986 to the present he has been subeditor of Island and was poetry editor between 1989 and 1994. He is the author of seven books of poetry.As well as extensive publication of his verse in print media, Stephen Edgar has published poetry in online poetry magazines such as Snorkel http://www.snorkel.org.au/007/edgar.html, The Poetry Foundation http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=98184, The Chimaera http://www.the-chimaera.com/Feb2009/ and The Flea
The Flea (online poetry journal)
The Flea is an online literary and art magazine . Its content is mostly related to poetry, and includes work belonging the differing styles of formalism and free verse by established authors and new writers...
http://www.the-flea.com/Issue1/index.html.
As poet Kevin Hart observed, Edgar “is distinctive for a firm commitment to closed forms and for showing considerable panache in handling them”.
Other critical material on Stephen Edgar includes a close reading by Clive James
Clive James
Clive James, AM is an Australian author, critic, broadcaster, poet and memoirist, best known for his autobiographical series Unreliable Memoirs, for his chat shows and documentaries on British television and for his prolific journalism...
of Edgar's 'Man on the Moon' in the Poetry Foundations online magazine.
For further information on Australian poets see List of Australian poets
Awards
- 1984 — Harri Jones Memorial Prize for PoetryHarri Jones Memorial Prize for PoetryThe Harri Jones Memorial Prize for Poetry is an annual prize awarded by the University of Newcastle, Australia, to “an Australian poet, not yet 36 years of age, whose work in the field of poetry is judged to be outstanding”. The Prize is name for T...
- 2003 — Grace Leven Prize for PoetryGrace Leven Prize for PoetryThe Grace Leven Prize for Poetry is an annual award given in the name of Grace Leven who died in 1922. It was established by William Baylebridge who "made a provision for an annual poetry prize in memory of 'my benefactress Grace Leven' and for the publication of his own work"...
and William Baylebridge Memorial Prize (for his fifth book Lost in the Foreground) - 2005 — Australian Book ReviewAustralian Book ReviewAustralian Book Review is Australia's leading literary review. Created in 1961 the ABR is an independent non-profit organisation that publishes articles, reviews, commentaries, essays, and new writing...
Poetry Prize (for his poem “Man on the Moon”) - 2006 — Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal for an outstanding contribution to Australian literature, at the Mildura Writers’ Festival.
- 2010 — William Baylebridge Memorial Prize (for History of the Day)