Jill Jones (poet)
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Jill Jones is a poet and writer living in Sydney, Australia.[1]
In 1993 she won the Mary Gilmore Prize for her first book of poetry, The Mask and the Jagged Star (Hazard Press). Her third book, The Book of Possibilities (Hale & Iremonger), was published in 1997. It was shortlisted for the National Book Council 'Banjo' Awards and the Adelaide Festival Awards. Her fourth book, Screens, Jets, Heaven: New and Selected Poems, was published by Salt Publishing in 2002. It won the 2003 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry (NSW Premier's Literary Awards). Her fifth full-length book, Broken/Open was published by Salt Publishing in 2005. It was shortlisted for The Age Poetry Book of the Year 2005 and the Kenneth Slessor Poetry Prize 2006. She served as a judge for the 1995 NSW Premier's Literary Awards and for the inaugural Broadway Poetry Prize in 2001.
[edit] Bibliography
- The Mask and the Jagged Star, Hazard Press, Christchurch, 1992
- Flagging Down Time, Five Islands Press, Wollongong, 1993
- The Book of Possibilities, Hale and Iremonger, Sydney, 1997
- Screens Jets Heaven: New and Selected Poems, Salt Publishing, Cambridge, 2002
- Struggle and Radiance: Ten Commentaries, Wild Honey Press, Bray, 2004 (chapbook)
- Where the Sea Burns, Picaro Press, Warners Bay, 2004 (chapbook)
- Fold Unfold, Vagabond Press, Sydney, 2005 (chapbook)
- Broken/Open, Salt Publishing, Cambridge, 2005
[edit] References
- ^ Jill Jones Contents page. Australian Literary Resources (n. d.). Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
[edit] External links
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| NAME | Jones, Jill |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian poet |
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