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dc.contributor.authorFisher, Jeremyen
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-06T13:38:00Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.citationText, v.17 (1)en
dc.identifier.issn1327-9556en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12498-
dc.description.abstractFirst, a disclaimer: Michael Sharkey is a friend and former colleague. When I first came to the University of New England, Michael's office was directly opposite mine. We shared both jokes and tales of woe in the early mornings before the other members of the School had yet to appear in the corridors and tearoom. When he retired, my mornings were greyer, a little less delightful. I missed his erudite words and ironic tone. Fortunately, I can console myself with 'Another Fine Morning in Paradise', a collection of poems that brings Sharkey's droll wit into sharp focus. But it is not only wit on show. As a colleague, Sharkey was always a pedant, and the precision of his poetry hones both the irony and satire. For example, in 'A double abecedary on tertiary teaching' he collects those early morning groans about lazy students we once shared and constructs a 26-line grumble with laughs. The wizardry of the verse almost obscures the poem's careful construction. Each line commences with letters in descending alphabetical order, while ending with letters in ascending order. For me, seeing such contrivances work is a delight, and testimony to Sharkey's skill and mastery of poetic techniques. The book, a collection of poems previously published in a wide range of journals and publications, is organised into two parts: times out of mind; and life in common.en
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dc.publisherAustralasian Association of Writing Programsen
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dc.titleDroll musings from a compassionate poet: Review of Michael Sharkey 'Another Fine Morning in Paradise' 5 Islands Press, Melbourne 2012. ISBN 978-0-7340-4745-8 Pb 100pp AUD24.95en
dc.typeReviewen
dc.subject.keywordsCreative Writing (incl Playwriting)en
local.contributor.firstnameJeremyen
local.subject.for2008190402 Creative Writing (incl Playwriting)en
local.subject.seo2008950104 The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft)en
local.profile.schoolSchool of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciencesen
local.profile.emailjfishe23@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
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local.identifier.volume17en
local.identifier.issue1en
local.title.subtitleReview of Michael Sharkey 'Another Fine Morning in Paradise' 5 Islands Press, Melbourne 2012. ISBN 978-0-7340-4745-8 Pb 100pp AUD24.95en
local.contributor.lastnameFisheren
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dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleDroll musings from a compassionate poeten
local.output.categorydescriptionD3 Review of Single Worken
local.relation.urlhttp://www.textjournal.com.au/april13/fisher2_rev.htmen
local.search.authorFisher, Jeremyen
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local.year.published2013en
local.subject.for2020360201 Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting)en
local.subject.seo2020130103 The creative artsen
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