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Australian poet Tim Thorne 2008 UPEI Writer-in-Residence from Tasmania
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Distinguished Australian poet and poetry publisher Tim Thorne is the 2008 UPEI Writer-in-Residence from Tasmania this month.
His visit is part of the annual exchange of writers-in-residence between Tasmania and Prince Edward Island. His residency is co-hosted by the UPEI Dean of Arts, Department of English and Institute of Island Studies, and the P.E.I. Writers' Guild.
Throne will hold individual, one-hour consultations with 20 Island writers during the weeks of October 13 and 20. The consultations are free of charge. To make an appointment with Thorne, contact the UPEI Department of English secretary, Tracy Johnston, at 566-0389 or tjohnston@upei.ca. Appointments will be booked on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Throne will also give a public reading from his work on Thursday, October 23, at 7 p.m. in the Main Building Faculty Lounge at UPEI. And he will host a writing workshop on Saturday, October 25, from 9:30 to 4 p.m., also in the Main Building Faculty Lounge
Throne says the workshop will include “an exploration of what makes for effective imagery, the role of lineation [line breaks] in poetry and the question of a poem's dynamic, with emphasis on patterning towards an effective ending.”
“In fact, I have found that workshops tend to develop their own dynamic, and I aim to be sufficiently flexible in my approach to accommodate this while ensuring that, as far as possible, all participants get out of it what they came for.”
The fee for the workshop is $10 for P.E.I. Writers' Guild members and students, and $20 for others. To reserve a space, phone Tracy Johnston at 566-0389.
Thorne has lived in Tasmania most of his life. His jobs have included glass packer, store man, community arts officer and current affairs columnist for the Hobart Mercury. In 1985 he established the Tasmania Poetry Festival, which he directed until 2001. His poems have appeared in 15 Australian anthologies and most major Australian journals. The author of twelve books, he is publisher of Cornford Press, which features the work of Tasmanian poets.
Island author Deirdre Kessler, who was writer-in-residence in Tasmania in 2007, says that Thorne’s poetry increasingly reflects his environmental and political concerns, and the links between these issues and language. His devotion to his community is evident also in his work as writer-in-residence for various organizations and poet in public schools, universities, and prisons.
His visit is part of the annual exchange of writers-in-residence between Tasmania and Prince Edward Island. His residency is co-hosted by the UPEI Dean of Arts, Department of English and Institute of Island Studies, and the P.E.I. Writers' Guild.
Throne will hold individual, one-hour consultations with 20 Island writers during the weeks of October 13 and 20. The consultations are free of charge. To make an appointment with Thorne, contact the UPEI Department of English secretary, Tracy Johnston, at 566-0389 or tjohnston@upei.ca. Appointments will be booked on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Throne will also give a public reading from his work on Thursday, October 23, at 7 p.m. in the Main Building Faculty Lounge at UPEI. And he will host a writing workshop on Saturday, October 25, from 9:30 to 4 p.m., also in the Main Building Faculty Lounge
Throne says the workshop will include “an exploration of what makes for effective imagery, the role of lineation [line breaks] in poetry and the question of a poem's dynamic, with emphasis on patterning towards an effective ending.”
“In fact, I have found that workshops tend to develop their own dynamic, and I aim to be sufficiently flexible in my approach to accommodate this while ensuring that, as far as possible, all participants get out of it what they came for.”
The fee for the workshop is $10 for P.E.I. Writers' Guild members and students, and $20 for others. To reserve a space, phone Tracy Johnston at 566-0389.
Thorne has lived in Tasmania most of his life. His jobs have included glass packer, store man, community arts officer and current affairs columnist for the Hobart Mercury. In 1985 he established the Tasmania Poetry Festival, which he directed until 2001. His poems have appeared in 15 Australian anthologies and most major Australian journals. The author of twelve books, he is publisher of Cornford Press, which features the work of Tasmanian poets.
Island author Deirdre Kessler, who was writer-in-residence in Tasmania in 2007, says that Thorne’s poetry increasingly reflects his environmental and political concerns, and the links between these issues and language. His devotion to his community is evident also in his work as writer-in-residence for various organizations and poet in public schools, universities, and prisons.
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