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Jordie Albiston wins Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry

Added on Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Congratulations to Jordie Albiston for winning the 2010 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for the collection, The Sonnet According to 'M'.

Jordie's Body in Time/Nervous Arcs garnered wonderful reviews when it was published by Spinifex in 1995, such as this one from Janette Turner Hospital: ‘Jordie Albiston writes with sharp intelligence, lyrical grace and moral passion.’

Author Page(s) Diane Fahey & Jordie Albiston

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