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y separately published work icon Island Earth : New and Selected Poems selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent S. K. Kelen http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/kelen-s-k
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Island Earth : New and Selected Poems
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'As the title of his first collection indicates – The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes (1978) – right from the beginning of his career Kelen’s poems have stood out for their quirky titles and wry humour. Other notable features of his work are his strong and continuing interest in popular culture and his use of a contemporary colloquial voice.

'Like most of his generation, Stephen Kelen has been a great traveller so it is not surprising that he has written many poems dealing with life in countries outside Australia. While there are poems here dealing with many parts of the world, there is a particular focus on the USA and on Vietnam. In his travel poems Kelen is less interested in the natural world than in the man-made one and those who inhabit it: their lifestyles, beliefs, histories, and how these have both changed over time or resisted change. And, as always, he surprises us with his highly individual take on the familiar as well as the exotic.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Booked launched in Canberra at Paperchain bookstore, Friday 24 February 2012.
  • Dedication: for my family.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Blackheath, Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales,: Brandl and Schlesinger , 2012 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 335p.
      Note/s:
      • introduction by Elizabeth Webby.
      ISBN: 9781921556173 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

What I’m Reading Geoff Campbell , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014;
Chris Mooney-Singh Reviews S.K. Kelen Chris Mooney-Singh , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , December no. 44.0 2013;

— Review of Island Earth : New and Selected Poems S. K. Kelen , 2012 selected work poetry
Vernacular Exploration of a Place We Call Home Stuart Cooke , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 August 2012; (p. 23)

— Review of Island Earth : New and Selected Poems S. K. Kelen , 2012 selected work poetry
Trouble at Mill Anthony Lynch , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 341 2012; (p. 66)

— Review of Island Earth : New and Selected Poems S. K. Kelen , 2012 selected work poetry
Witty, Wide and Impressive Peter Pierce , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 May 2012; (p. 26)

— Review of Island Earth : New and Selected Poems S. K. Kelen , 2012 selected work poetry
Witty, Wide and Impressive Peter Pierce , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 May 2012; (p. 26)

— Review of Island Earth : New and Selected Poems S. K. Kelen , 2012 selected work poetry
Trouble at Mill Anthony Lynch , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 341 2012; (p. 66)

— Review of Island Earth : New and Selected Poems S. K. Kelen , 2012 selected work poetry
Vernacular Exploration of a Place We Call Home Stuart Cooke , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 August 2012; (p. 23)

— Review of Island Earth : New and Selected Poems S. K. Kelen , 2012 selected work poetry
Review : Island Earth Liam Ferney , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Rabbit , Winter no. 5 2012; (p. 166-172)

— Review of Island Earth : New and Selected Poems S. K. Kelen , 2012 selected work poetry
Chris Mooney-Singh Reviews S.K. Kelen Chris Mooney-Singh , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , December no. 44.0 2013;

— Review of Island Earth : New and Selected Poems S. K. Kelen , 2012 selected work poetry
What I’m Reading Geoff Campbell , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014;
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