Judith Bishop
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Judith Bishop | |
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| Born | 1972 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation | Poet and linguist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1991- |
| Notable works | Interval |
| Notable awards | 2019 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry winner |
Judith Bishop (born 1972) is a contemporary Australian poet, linguist and translator.
Judith Bishop was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1972. She holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, an MFA in Writing from Washington University in St. Louis and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Melbourne. In 1994 she received the Rae and Edith Bennett Travelling Scholarship for postgraduate study in the United Kingdom.[1] Her MPhil thesis at Cambridge treated the poetry of Yves Bonnefoy.[2]
In addition to her own work, Bishop has an interest in translating French poets, and has published translations of Philippe Jaccottet, René Char and Gérard Macé.[3]
Published works
- Interval (UQP, February 2018)
- Event (Salt Publishing, 2007) ISBN 978-1-84471-283-0
- Aftermarks (Vagabond Press, 2012)
- Alice Missing in Wonderland and other poems (Picaro Press, 2008)
