Laurie Duggan
For other people called Laurence Duggan, see Laurence Duggan (disambiguation)Laurence James Duggan (born
1949) is an Australian poet. He was born in Melbourne and attended
Monash University, where his friends included the poets
Alan Wearne and
John A. Scott. He moved to Sydney in 1972, and became involved with the poetry scene there, in particular with
John Tranter,
John Forbes,
Ken Bolton and
Pam Brown.
His poetry grows out of contemplation of moments, and found texts.
[McCooey, op. cit, page 165] His interest in
bricolage started early: while still at Monash he was working on a series of
Merz poems, short poems about discarded objects, inspired by the work of
Kurt Schwitters. His book-length poem
The Ash Range (1987) uses diaries, journals of pioneers, and newspaper articles in its construction of a history of
Gippsland.
* David McCooey's chapter 'Contemporary Poetry: Across Party Lines' in
The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 0521658438.
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