Judith Bishop
Judith Bishop (born 1972) is a contemporary Australian poet, linguist and translator.
Biography
Judith Bishop was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1972. She holds a MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Melbourne. In 1994 she received the Rae and Edith Bennett Travelling Scholarship for postgraduate study in the United Kingdom.[1] Her MPhil thesis at Cambridge treated the poetry of Yves Bonnefoy [2]
In addition to her own work, Bishop has an interest in translating French poets, and has published translations of Philippe Jaccottet, René Char and Gérard Macé.[3]
Published works
Interval (UQP, February 2018)
Event (Salt Publishing, 2007). ISBN 978-1-84471-283-0
Aftermarks (Vagabond Press, 2012).
Alice Missing in Wonderland and other poems (Picaro Press, 2008).
Awards
- Marten Bequest Travelling Fellowship, 2002-2004 [4]
- FAW Anne Elder Award, 2007, winner for Event
- ASAL Mary Gilmore Prize, 2007, shortlisted for Event
- Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Poetry, 2007, shortlisted for Event [5]
- Victorian Premier's Awards C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry, shortlisted for Event
- ABR Poetry Prize, winner 2006, co-winner 2011
References
External links
- Austlit Literary Database page
- Personal website
- Salt Publishing author page
- Mansour Hosseini: musical setting of a poem, "Reading the Greek Myths"
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