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John Tranter

ジョン・トランター

Jon Torantā

Aliases: John Ernest Tranter

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-04-29 （Cooma, New South Wales）
Died
2023-04-21 （Sydney, Australia） age 79
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Cooma → Sydney → Melbourne → Brisbane → London → Cambridge → Singapore → Florida → San Francisco

Career

Occupations
Poet, Publisher, Editor
Active Years
1970-2023
Affiliations
Australian Literary Management, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, University of Pennsylvania

Education

University of Wollongong
Creative Arts
Degree: Doctorate of Creative Arts
Year of Graduation: 2009
Country: Australia
Completed in 2009
Unspecified university
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1970
Country: Australia
Attended university sporadically after country schools, BA in 1970

Awards

Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award
2011
Work: Starlight: 150 Poems
Category: poetry collection
Organization: Arts Queensland
Result: 受賞
The Age Book of the Year Award for Poetry
2011
Work: Starlight: 150 Poems
Category: Poetry
Organization: The Age
Result: 受賞
South Australian Premier's Awards Premier's Prize
2008
Work: Urban Myths: 210 Poems: New and Selected
Category: best book overall
Organization: South Australian Premier's Awards
Result: 受賞
South Australian Premier's Awards John Bray prize
2008
Work: Urban Myths: 210 Poems: New and Selected
Category: poetry
Organization: South Australian Premier's Awards
Result: 受賞
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize
2007
Work: Urban Myths: 210 Poems: New and Selected
Category: Poetry
Organization: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
Result: 受賞
Victorian Premier's Literary Award C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry
2006
Work: Urban Myths: 210 Poems: New and Selected
Category: Poetry
Organization: Victorian Premier's Literary Award
Result: 受賞
The Age Book of the Year Award for Poetry
1993
Work: At the Florida
Category: Poetry
Organization: The Age
Result: 受賞
Wesley Michel Wright Prize for Poetry
1993
Work: The Floor of Heaven
Category: Poetry
Result: 受賞
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize
1989
Work: Under Berlin
Category: Poetry
Organization: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
Result: 受賞
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
1988
Work: Under Berlin
Category: Poetry
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Starlight: 150 Poems

2010 Poetry

A collection of 150 poems.

Modern poetry

Urban Myths: 210 Poems: New and Selected

2006 Poetry

New and selected poems, 210 in total.

Urban mythsExperimental poetry

Under Berlin

1988 Poetry

Poetry collection themed around Berlin.

Bibliography

  • Parallax (1970)
  • Red Movie and other poems (1973)
  • The Blast Area (1973)
  • The Alphabet Murders (1976)
  • Crying in Early Infancy: 100 Sonnets (1977)
  • Dazed in the Ladies Lounge (1979)
  • Selected Poems (1983)
  • Under Berlin (1988)
  • The Floor of Heaven (1991)
  • At The Florida (1993)
  • Late Night Radio (1998)
  • Different Hands (1998)
  • Blackout (2000)
  • Ultra: 25 poems (2001)
  • Heart Print (2001)
  • Trio (2003)
  • Studio Moon (2003)
  • Urban Myths: 210 Poems: New and Selected (2006)
  • Starlight: 150 Poems (2010)
  • Heart Starter (2015)

Translations by Author

  • The New Australian Poetry (1979, editor)
  • The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry (1991, co-editor)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ExperimentalInnovativeModernist
Recurring Motifs
Urban lifeMythsTechnology

Legacy

Recognized as an innovative Australian poet, winner of numerous awards. Founded Jacket magazine and contributed to Australian poetry dissemination.

Trivia

  • Co-designed the ABC radio program Books & Writing.
  • Founded the internet magazine Jacket in 1997, edited until 2010.