Louise Crisp
Louise Crisp (born 1957) is an Australian poet, deckhand, and fire tower watcher.
Louise Crisp
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- 1957
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- poet · writer
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Crisp was born in 1957, in Omeo. He studied linguistics, anthropology, and prehistory at the Australian National University.
Career
Career
Crisp has worked in various jobs, including as a fire tower person on Mount Nugong, as deckhand on fishing boats in both the Northern Territory and Western Australia, and as a spokesperson for Forest Fire Management Victoria.
Poetry
Poetry
Crisp's first collection was The luminous ocean, a shared volume with Valery Wilde's In the Half-Light, published by Friendly Street Poets in 1988. She has published several more books of poetry including written in pearl & sea fed (published by Hazard Press, New Zealand in 1994) which she wrote while working on the fire tower. This volume was shortlisted for the 1995 C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry and the New South Wales Premier's Award. Crisp's 2019 book, Yuiquimbiang, was described as "another wonderful addition to our literature's re-engagement with the mosaic-continent nowadays known as Australia" and shortlisted for the 2020 Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry.
Personal life
Personal life
Crisp lives in East Gippsland with her partner and two daughters. She is a canoeist.
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- 1.The Thylazine Foundation Pty Ltd: Arts, Ethics & Literature: Australian Artists and Writers Directory - C compiled by Coral Hull. 2006-10-04.
- 2.Perkins, Miki. 'Like the fires never happened': Residents alarmed at Gippsland burns. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2021-04-13.
- 3.Louise Crisp. Friendly Street Poets. 2008-01-05.
- 4.Day, Gregory. Swimming against the tide. The Australian. 22 June 2019.
- 5.2020 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards shortlists announced. Books+Publishing. 2019-12-02.
- 6.Counting and Cracking: Belvoir Street's standout hit wins Australia's richest literary prize. the Guardian. 2020-01-30.
- 7.Louise Crisp. Environment Victoria. 2016-05-10.
- 8.Austlit. Three Golden Fish: A Ghost Series AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. www.austlit.edu.au.
- 9.Books, ~ Brona's. Yuiquimbiang Louise Crisp #PoetryMonth. 2021-08-14.
- 10.Page, Geoff. Poems of long walks and lost Latin names. The Canberra Times. 2019-10-18.
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