Poetry, 1981-2002

 
Component identifier:
Series 16
Content Summary:
This series comprises a large number of drafts of O'Connor's poems, cuttings relating to his poetry and copies of his poems published in journals and newspapers. There are Russian translations of O'Connor's poems, drafts of groups of poems entitled 'Other Northern Territory poems' and 'Pilbara poems' and numerous drafts of a poem inspired by the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 in the USA. There is also a small group of drafts of poems written by O'Connor in his capacity as Olympic Games Poet for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were purchased from O'Connor in three instalments received in 1983, 1999 and 2002.

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Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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