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New Release: Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus: Philosophical and Critical Perspectives (Oxford University Press, 2019)

10/5/2019

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The volume of philosophical essays (co-edited by Luke Fischer and Hannah Eldridge) Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus: Philosophical and Critical Perspectives has just been released by Oxford University Press. Here is a link to further details on the OUP website: global.oup.com/academic/product/rilkes-sonnets-to-orpheus-9780190685423?cc=us&lang=en
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Podcast Interview and Reading from 'A Personal History of Vision'

30/4/2019

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In Chicago last year Luke Fischer was interviewed by Colin McDonald and read poems from A Personal History of Vision at the The Seminary Co-op Bookstore. You can hear extracts from the conversation and poems in this podcast (starting from around the 28-minute mark) that has just been made available: https://www.semcoop.com/blog/post/throw-out-the-radio

At the end of the blog post there is a link to a complete recording of the poems 'Head of Zeus' (0:10), 'Turtles' (1:40), 'Floating Seeds' (5:00), 'Why I Write' (7:50), 'Metamorphosis' (11:45), and 'Stones' (13:45): hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/1/5/e/15e33828a531c4b6/Fischer_Poetry_reading_full.mp3?c_id=40810823&cs_id=40810823&expiration=1556589256&hwt=f3a48e4ed2110abdfb756709f8054ae5

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Reviews of 'A Personal History of Vision' by Luke Fischer

25/8/2017

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A number of excellent reviews of Luke Fischer's second book of poems A Personal History of Vision (UWAP, 2017) have appeared in the last few months. Here are links to three of them:

Peter Boyle's review in Sydney Review of Books: https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/have-been-and-are-chains-of-snow-review/

Martin Duwell's review in Australian Poetry Review: http://www.australianpoetryreview.com.au/2017/05/luke-fischer-a-personal-history-of-vision/

Geoff Page's review in Australian Book Review: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/current-issue/4070-geoff-page-reviews-a-personal-history-of-vision-by-luke-fischer-flute-of-milk-by-susan-fealy-and-dark-convicts-ex-slaves-on-the-first-fleet-by-judy-johnson


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New Book of Poems: 'A Personal History of Vision'

10/3/2017

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Luke Fischer's new book of poems A Personal History of Vision (UWAP Poetry, 2017) is now out: https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/a-personal-history-of-vision There will be a launch in Sydney at Gleebooks on Saturday 11 March. Here is a link to the event details: http://www.gleebooks.com.au/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=279101 
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Simeon Kronenberg Interviews Luke Fischer: Cordite Poetry Review

1/8/2016

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An interview with Luke Fischer has been published in the current issue of Cordite Poetry Review. Here is a link to it: http://cordite.org.au/interviews/kronenberg-fischer/
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International Writers' Residency - Château de Lavigny

8/6/2016

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From late June until late July, Luke Fischer has a writers' residency at the Château de Lavigny, Switzerland, to work on completing the manuscript of a new book of poems. On 17 July there will be a public reading featuring the five residents during this period (http://www.chateaudelavigny.ch/readings/). Before this he will be giving a reading and conference presentation at Oxford University, as well as readings in London and Kraków, Poland (more details).
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Review of The Poet as Phenomenologist: Rilke and the New Poems in the Times Literary Supplement

11/4/2016

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Luke Fischer's book The Poet as Phenomenologist: Rilke and the New Poems has been reviewed by Lesley Chamberlain in the TLS. Here is a link to the contents page of the relevant issue: http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/multimedia/archive/01219/Contents08-04_1219022a.pdf
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Review of The Poet as Phenomenologist: Rilke and the New Poems in 'Phenomenological Reviews'

10/3/2016

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Luke Fischer's book The Poet as Phenomenologist: Rilke and the New Poems has been reviewed in the journal Phenomenological Reviews. Here is a link to the review: http://reviews.ophen.org/2016/02/29/luke-fischer-poet-phenomenologist-rilke-new-poems/
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The Language of Water: Poetry Event at H2O Water Bar

8/2/2016

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On the evening of Saturday 13 February Luke Fischer will be reading poems and talking about poetry, water and ecology with Brook Emery, Peter Minter, Kate Middleton, and Deborah Bird Rose at the Paddington Reservoir Gardens. The poetry event 'The Language of Water' is a collaboration between POEMS NB and Janet Laurence's art installation H2O: Water Bar. Here is a link to further details: https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/the-language-of-water 

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Best Australian Poems 2015

24/1/2016

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The Best Australian Poems 2015 was released late last year. Luke Fischer's poem 'Val di Noto, Sicily' is included in the anthology. Here is a link with a list of all the contributors: http://www.bestaustralianwriting.com.au/poems/

Some other poems relating to Italy appeared in the recent, special double issue of Contrappasso magazine (2015) on 'Long Distance': 
https://contrappassomag.wordpress.com/
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