Tract

Prose Poems

Loydell, Rupert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2730-8489 (2017) Tract. In: Tract. Recent Work Press, Canberra, Australia. ISBN 9780995353886

Abstract / Summary

Tract is the third anthology of prose poems from the Prose Poetry Project, a group of over twenty poets from across Australia, Singapore, and the UK who collaborate on writing in this fluid form. This anthology features two sequences of prose poems: one characterised by the single moment; the other reflecting longer durations. Placed on opposing pages, the conversation between the two echoes the vibrant and enduring poetic practice of this group.

The Prose Poetry Project (PPP) was created by the International Poetry Studies Institute (IPSI) in November 2014 with the aim of enabling participants to engage in practice-led research into prose poetry and to write prose poems collegially and collaboratively. The project investigates the form and composition of prose poetry and has yielded both creative and research outcomes. It also explored reasons for the resurgence of interest in the prose poem over recent decades. The Project group has members from Australia, Singapore and the UK, a selection of whom are represented in this anthology.

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