{"product_id":"thom-sullivan-carte-blanche-hardback-limited-edition-of-50-copies","title":"Thom Sullivan, Carte Blanche (Hardback - limited edition of 50 copies)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Noel Rowe Poetry Award 2017-8.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Mary Gilmore Award 2020.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited edition of 50 hardback copies thread-sewn between boards, with dust jacket.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThom Sullivan’s debut collection of poems, \u003cem\u003eCarte Blanche\u003c\/em\u003e, traverses the exactitudes of place and time – from a distinctively Australian suburbia, to farming landscapes in South Australia’s Mount Lofty Ranges, to Australia’s renowned Great Ocean Road, and the interior terrains of consciousness and perception. The poems are memorable, succinct in their expression, precise in their effect, and notable for their innovative use of syntax and punctuation. \u003cem\u003eCarte Blanche\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of poems that’s finely realised and keenly felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Sullivan presents a sharp collection of quietly spoken poems dealing with the complexities of human relationships in a vanishing world. The manuscript has considerable formal variety from spoken interior monologues and reflections to a series of imagistic notations. It also demonstrates a thoughtful and exciting use of punctuation and syntax.' (From the NRPA Judges' report)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThom Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1982. He grew up on a farm in Wistow\/Bugle Ranges in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia and studied Arts and Law at the University of Adelaide, and Social Science at Swinburne University, Melbourne. He had a short collection of poems, \u003cem\u003eAirborne\u003c\/em\u003e, published in \u003cem\u003eNew Poets 14 \u003c\/em\u003e(Wakefield, 2009). Since then he has edited or co-edited seven published books of poetry. His poems have appeared in a range of books and journals, including \u003cem\u003eThe Best Australian Poems \u003c\/em\u003e(Black Inc, 2014 \u0026amp; 2015), \u003cem\u003eAustralian Love Poems \u003c\/em\u003e(Inkerman \u0026amp; Blunt), \u003cem\u003eCordite\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTransnational Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOtoliths\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTincture\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Independent Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEureka Street \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAustralian Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e(the 2016 South Australian 'States of Poetry' anthology). He lives in Adelaide, where he works in public policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThom Sullivan, \u003cem\u003eCarte Blanche \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2019. 148mm x 210mm. 70pp. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN \u003c\/span\u003e978-1-925735-03-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0182\/8349\/files\/aca_logo_horizontal_large_rgb-543227504d3b3_medium.jpg?v=1501372188\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe style=\"width:550px;height:350px\" src=\"https:\/\/online.anyflip.com\/wuapt\/pnsp\/index.html\" seamless=\"seamless\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Vagabond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28874732372020,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0182\/8349\/products\/Sullivan_cover_c5e55241-6aee-4460-a15d-1ef3699dfa53.jpg?v=1561922238","url":"https:\/\/vagabondpress.net\/de\/products\/thom-sullivan-carte-blanche-hardback-limited-edition-of-50-copies","provider":"Vagabond Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}