Jennifer Maiden (born 1949) is a contemporary Australian poet. A poet is some one who writes poetry. ...

Jennifer Maiden was born and grew up in Sydney. She took a BA at Macquarie University in the 70s and has been active in Sydney's poetry scene since then. Aside from writing she runs writers workshops with a variety of literary, community and educational organizations and has co-written (with Margaret Cunningham) a manual on literary workshops. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Macquarie University is an Australian university located in Sydney. ...

Among Jennifer Maiden’s many accolades are two Kenneth Slessor Prizes for Poetry, the C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry and the FAW Christopher Brennan Award for lifetime achievement in poetry. She has had residencies at the Australian National University, the University of Western Sydney, Springwood High School and the New South Wales Torture and Trauma Rehabilitation Service. The novel Play With Knives has been translated into German. The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the N. S. W. Premiers Literary Awards for a book of collected poems or for a single poem of substantial length published in book form. ... The C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the Victorian Premiers Literary Awards, for a significant selection of new work by a poet published in a book. ... The Australian National University (ANU), is a university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. ... The University of Western Sydney is a public, multi-campus, higher educational institute located in the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Springwood High School is a public high school situated in the city of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. ...

Works

Poetry

• Tactics. (UQP, 1974)
• The Problem of Evil. (Prism, 1975)
• The Occupying Forces. (Gargoyle, 1975)
• Mortal Details. (Rigmarole, 1977)
• Birthstones. (Angus & Robertson, 1978)
• The Border Loss. (Angus & Robertson, 1979)
• For The Left Hand. (South Head, 1981)
• The Trust. (Black Lightning, 1988)
• Bastille Day. (NLA, 1990)
• Selected Poems of Jennifer Maiden. (Penguin, 1990)
• The Winter Baby. (Angus & Robertson, 1990)
• Acoustic Shadow. (Penguin, 1993)
• Mines. (Paper Bark, 1999) ISBN 90-5704-046-8
• Friendly Fire (Giramondo, 2005) ISBN 1-920882-12-X reviewed

Novels

• The Terms. (Hale & Iremonger, 1982)
• Play With Knives. (Allen & Unwin, 1990)

External links

• 5 poems at Poetry International Web
• Essays & poems at Australian Literature Resources

References

• Jennifer Maiden at Thylazine Australian Artists and Writers Directory - M