Papers of Norman Talbot
MSS 177
Collection Title
Papers of Norman TalbotCollection Identifier
MSS 177Inclusive date(s)
1973 to 1996Bulk date(s)
1993Extent and Medium
Creator(s)
Category
Subject: Person(s)
Collection Description
Typescript of The Fishing Boy and other drafts and poems by Norman Talbot. Includes manuscript drafts, mock-up of final product and photographs of artwork for The Book of Changes developed in collaboration with artist John Montefiore
Administrative / Biographical history
Norman Talbot was born in 1936 in Suffolk, England, and obtained a BA from Durham before completing his PhD at Leeds. After migrating to Australia to take up a university lectureship at the University of Newcastle, in 1963 he and a group of fellow poets founded Nimrod Publications which he took control of in 1965. In the 30 years of his academic career, Talbot rose to the rank of professor. Upon retirement, Talbot worked for a decade as a full-time writer as well as expanding his Nimrod Literary Consultancy and working with Catchfire Press in various capacities.
Talbot's extensive published works include verse collections, prose fantasies, stories, and guides to spelling and poetic terms. In 2002, Seven New South Wales Sonnet-Forms won the Broadway Poetry Prize.
References:
Austlit : Norman Talbot https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29619 retrieved 14 July 2020
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
The papers of Norman Talbot contain extensive material relating to The Book of Changes (1999), poems inspired by the 41-panel art sequence Life Series by John Montefiore, along with other drafts, poems, photographs, and correspondence
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This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of Latham, Australian Capital Territory 2615that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
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Disclaimer
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.