Tim Sinclair
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Tim Sinclair is an Australian poet and novelist resident in Sydney
.
Best known for the verse novel
Nine Hours North (Penguin Books
, 2006), he is also the author of the poetry collections Re:reading the dictionary (Cottage Industry Press, 2011) and Vapour Trails, and a collaborator (with Ben Winch
) on the spoken word concept album
Brothers of the Head.
In addition to his creative work, Sinclair is active in arts administration
, and has worked at Poets House
, the Australian Society of Authors
and the South Australian Writers' Centre. He is the poetry editor of PAN Magazine
He also performs and teaches regularly at schools and festivals.
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...
.
Best known for the verse novel
Verse novel
A verse novel is a type of narrative poetry in which a novel-length narrative is told through the medium of poetry rather than prose. Either simple or complex stanzaic verse-forms may be used, but there will usually be a large cast, multiple voices, dialogue, narration, description, and action in a...
Nine Hours North (Penguin Books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
, 2006), he is also the author of the poetry collections Re:reading the dictionary (Cottage Industry Press, 2011) and Vapour Trails, and a collaborator (with Ben Winch
Ben Winch
Benjamin Roy Winch is an Australian writer and musician.Brought up in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, Winch performed in the alternative rock band Movement from 1990-92 before starting to write fiction....
) on the spoken word concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
Brothers of the Head.
In addition to his creative work, Sinclair is active in arts administration
Arts administration
Arts Administration is the business end of an arts organization responsible for facilitating the day-to-day operation of the organization and fulfilling its mission...
, and has worked at Poets House
Poets House
Founded in 1985 by the late Stanley Kunitz, two-time poet laureate of the United States, and arts administrator Elizabeth Kray, Poets House is a national literary center and poetry library based in New York City. With more than 50,000 volumes of poetry, the library is the premier independent poetry...
, the Australian Society of Authors
Australian Society of Authors
The Australian Society of Authors is the peak body representing Australia's literary creators and is the major advocate for the rights and remuneration of authors in Australia...
and the South Australian Writers' Centre. He is the poetry editor of PAN Magazine
He also performs and teaches regularly at schools and festivals.