The Book Show for 16 Jul 2007

The poetry of JS Harry
Jan Harry, or JS Harry as she is known, has been described by Peter Porter as 'the most arresting poet working in Australia today'. Her work clearly challanges the form, because other reviewers have said that reading one Harry poem 'is no guarantee that you will make sense of the next'.
Comic book appreciation
Poet Dorothy Parker confessed to loving them, novelist John Updike was greatly influenced by them and EE Cummings said they were a 'living ideal' superior to 'mere reality'. And they were talking about comics!
Excess Baggage and Claim (review)
Excess Baggage and Claim is a literary cross-cultural pairing of the poets, Singaporese Cyril Wong and Australian Terry Jaensch. It pounds the pavement of Singapore's karaoke scene and evokes gay love and desire. Read Transcript
First Person - Life Class: The Education of a Biographer
Brenda Niall has taught Australian literature at the ANU and Monash University, and has also held visiting fellowships at a number of American universities, including Yale. Her books include biographies of Martin Boyd, the Boyd Family and Judy Cassab. She's received many awards, including the Order of Australia in 2004. Since retiring from academia she's written full time, and is a frequent reviewer for various publications, including Australian Book Review.

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