Papers [manuscript]. 1971-1981.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1971-1981.

Collection consists of editorial correspondence with Australian and overseas poets, original manuscripts in all the stages through to publication in "New Poetry" or by Prism Books, material relating to the leaflet/magazine "Beyond Poetry" and the series of poetry readings at the Opera House, and minutes of meetings of the Poetry Society of Australia, covering the years 1973-1976 when Creatrix was secretary. There are also papers of the poetry tour of American poet Robert Duncan.

1.68 m. (12 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7074166

Libraries Australia

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Prism Books.

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Creatrix, Cheryl, 1948-

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Poet, editor, and publisher. Married poet Robert Adamson, and as coeditors the Adamsons achieved success in the 1970s with their Poetry Society publishing ventures. Separated in 1977. Interviewed by Hazel De Berg in 1977 for the National Library's oral history program. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1971-1981. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225825458 ...

Adamson, Robert

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Poet. Canticles on the skin (1970) was Adamson's first published book of verse. It has been followed by many other anthologies, some of which are autobiographically based. He was President of the Poetry Society of Australia and co-editor of the journal New poetry. In 1984 he established Paper Bark Press. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1970-1998. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826696 Poet. From the description of Robert Adamson manuscr...

Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988

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California poet. From the description of Robert Edward Duncan papers, 1960-1977. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122545242 Robert Duncan (January 7, 1919 -February 3, 1988) was an American poet and a student of H.D. and the Western esoteric tradition who spent most of his career in and around San Francisco. Though associated with any number of literary traditions and schools, Duncan is often identified with the poets of the New American Poetry and B...

Poetry Society of Australia

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Founded in Sydney in 1954 by Imogen Whyse, to promote appreciation and use of poetry and to assist new and unknown Australian poets. Activities organized by Miss Whyse included monthly publication of the poetry magazine Prism, fortnightly lectures & discussions on poetry, occasional dramatic productions of epic or verse plays a poetry library for members and the publication, 1956, of the Society's First Anthology, selected from Prism. The Society was reconstituted under a new Council in 1960...