Volume 18 No. 1 — 1 May 1997

An Interview with Thomas Shapcott

David McCooey

Abstract

Shapcott discusses his career, approach to poetry, and his work's relationship to Australian literary cultures.

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Published 1 May 1997 in Volume 18 No. 1. Subjects: Employment, Families, Literary influences, New Australian Poetry, Self perception, Writer's craft.

Cite as: McCooey, David. ‘An Interview with Thomas Shapcott.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1997, doi: 10.20314/als.bb8a27822a.

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