Vale John Tranter: Australian Poet, Editor, Publisher and Anthologist
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Aidan Coleman, Southern Cross University Perhaps more than any Australian poet of the 20th Century, John Tranter, who died last Friday at the age of 79, was guided by a relentless desire to experiment. His earliest admiration was for the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, and he soon discovered John Ashbery, who ultimately became his most important influence.
Vale John Tranter: Australian Poet, Editor, Publisher and Anthologist
Vale John Tranter: Australian Poet, Editor…
Vale John Tranter: Australian Poet, Editor, Publisher and Anthologist
Aidan Coleman, Southern Cross University Perhaps more than any Australian poet of the 20th Century, John Tranter, who died last Friday at the age of 79, was guided by a relentless desire to experiment. His earliest admiration was for the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, and he soon discovered John Ashbery, who ultimately became his most important influence.