Alan Jefferies
| Alan Jefferies | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1957  Brisbane, Queensland |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Known for | Poetry, Children's books |
Alan Jefferies (born 1957) is an Australian poet and children's author currently living in Brisbane.[1]
He grew up in Cleveland on the Queensland coast. He published his first poems in 1976 and since then his work has appeared in magazines and newspapers in Australia and overseas. He holds degrees in Communication and Writing from the University of Technology, Sydney and for many years worked as a librarian and teacher at the Workers’ Educational Association, Sydney.
Between 1982 and 1992 he lived in Coalcliff south of Sydney in a house which was a meeting place for writers, poets, artists and musicians. [2]
In 1998 he moved to Hong Kong where he lived for almost ten years. He was one of the initiators of a spoken word event called OutLoud, which takes place on the first Wednesday of each month at the Fringe Club in the Lan Kwai Fong District on Hong Kong Island. In 2002 he co-edited an anthology of work from the readings called Outloud: an anthology of poetry from OutLoud readings.
He has published five books of poetry in Australia including Blood Angels: Poems 1976-1999 (Cerberus, 1997) In October 2004 his bilingual children’s book The crocodile who wanted to be famous, based on the real-life crocodile (Pui Pui) that visited Hong Kong, was published and attracted widespread interest from both the Chinese and English press.
Recently he was an invited participant at the "Cairo International Forum of Arabic poetry" and the "2007 Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival". His work has been translated into Chinese, Arabic, Romanian and Uzbec.
[edit] Bibliography
Poetry
- Among the living. (Glandular, 1980)
- High Jinx. (Transit, 1983)
- Writing from a bankrupt 13th principle. (Third Degree, 1990)
- Blood Angels: Poems 1976-1999. (Cerberus, 1997)
- Homage and other poems. (Chameleon, 2006)
For children
- The crocodile who wanted to be famous. (Sixth Finger, 2004)
- "Well done, Max!" (Longman Asia, 2004)
- "What is the cat doing?" (Longman Asia, 2004)
- "A magic wish" (Longman Asia, 2004)
[edit] References
- ^ biography (Personal website)
- ^ Exhibition (Coalcliff days)
