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Antigone Kefala

アンティゴネ・ケファラ

Antigone Kefala

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1931-05-28 （Brăila, Romania）
Died
2022-12-03 （Sydney, Australia） age 91
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English, Greek
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Greece → New Zealand → Sydney, Australia

Career

Occupations
poet, prose-writer, English as a second language teacher, university administrator, arts administrator
Active Years
1973-2022
Affiliations
Literature Board of the Australia Council

Education

Victoria University of Wellington
French Literature
Degree: MA
Country: New Zealand

Awards

Judith Wright Calanthe Award
2017
Work: Fragments
Category: Poetry Collection
Organization: State Library of Queensland
Result: winner
Patrick White Award
2022
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fragments

2016 Poetry

A collection of poems capturing migrant experiences.

migrant experiencealienation

Absence: New and Selected Poems

1992 Poetry

New and selected poems.

absencememory

Sydney Journals

2008 Journals

Journals from Sydney.

urban lifemigration

Bibliography

  • The Alien (1973)
  • Thirsty Weather (1978)
  • European Notebook (1988)
  • Absence: New and Selected Poems (1992, 1998)
  • Poems: A Selection (2000)
  • Fragments (2016)
  • The First Journey (1975)
  • The Island (1984)
  • Summer Visit: Three Novellas (2003)
  • Sydney Journals (2008)
  • Max: The Confessions of a Cat (2009)

Translations of Works

  • Translated into Czech and French

Style & Themes

Literary Style
free verseaustere allusivenessmetaphysical detachment
Recurring Motifs
migrant experiencealienation

Legacy

Acknowledged as an important voice in capturing the migrant experience in contemporary Australia.