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'The latest collection from Benjamin Dodds interprets the bizarre true story of Lucy, a chimpanzee raised as the ‘daughter’ of Oklahoma psychotherapist Dr Maurice Temerlin during the 1960s and 70s. With deep empathy and an eye for subtle, telling moments, Dodds offers a complex reimagination of Lucy’s fraught hybrid life through unflinching poems that fascinate and unsettle in equal measure.' (Publication summary)
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[Review] Airplane Baby Banana Blanket
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: StylusLit , September no. 10 2021;
— Review of Airplane Baby Banana Blanket 2020 selected work poetry'In the brilliant and unsettling Airplane Baby Banana Blanket, Benjamin Dodds takes as his muse a chimpanzee called Lucy. This is a nuanced and complex reimagining of a true story. Lucy is raised as the “daughter” of the Temerlin family for thirteen years as part of a university cross-fostering program. Dr Maurice Temerlin, a psychotherapist and lecturer at the University of Oklahoma, his wife Jane, a social worker and academic, and their son Steve have their lives upended when they adopt Lucy. Yet, although Lucy is seen as a disruptive and destructive force by the Temerlins’ neighbours and visitors, the reverse is true: it is humans who have derailed her existence irrevocably, with disastrous consequences.' (Introduction)
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Observer Effect : Three New Poetry Collections
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 428 2021; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Harbour 2020 selected work poetry ; Airplane Baby Banana Blanket 2020 selected work poetry ; Recipe for Risotto 2020 selected work poetry -
Compelling & Vibrant, Honest & Deeply Ethical : Stuart Barnes Launches ‘Airplane Baby Banana Blanket’ by Benjamin Dodds
2020
single work
review
essay
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , November no. 30 2020;
— Review of Airplane Baby Banana Blanket 2020 selected work poetry
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Compelling & Vibrant, Honest & Deeply Ethical : Stuart Barnes Launches ‘Airplane Baby Banana Blanket’ by Benjamin Dodds
2020
single work
review
essay
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , November no. 30 2020;
— Review of Airplane Baby Banana Blanket 2020 selected work poetry -
Observer Effect : Three New Poetry Collections
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 428 2021; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Harbour 2020 selected work poetry ; Airplane Baby Banana Blanket 2020 selected work poetry ; Recipe for Risotto 2020 selected work poetry -
[Review] Airplane Baby Banana Blanket
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: StylusLit , September no. 10 2021;
— Review of Airplane Baby Banana Blanket 2020 selected work poetry'In the brilliant and unsettling Airplane Baby Banana Blanket, Benjamin Dodds takes as his muse a chimpanzee called Lucy. This is a nuanced and complex reimagining of a true story. Lucy is raised as the “daughter” of the Temerlin family for thirteen years as part of a university cross-fostering program. Dr Maurice Temerlin, a psychotherapist and lecturer at the University of Oklahoma, his wife Jane, a social worker and academic, and their son Steve have their lives upended when they adopt Lucy. Yet, although Lucy is seen as a disruptive and destructive force by the Temerlins’ neighbours and visitors, the reverse is true: it is humans who have derailed her existence irrevocably, with disastrous consequences.' (Introduction)
