John Mateer

John Mateer (born 1971) is a South African-born Australian poet and author.

Early life and education

He was born in Roodepoort, South Africa in 1971, and grew up on the outskirts of Johannesburg. He spent some of his childhood in Canada, before returning to South Africa in 1979. In 1989 he moved to Australia with his family.[1] He attended the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Since then, he has lived in Melbourne and Perth.

Literary career

Mateer has published several collections of poems. Barefoot Speech won the 2001 C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry[1] and Loanwords was shortlisted for the 2002 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. He was also a recipient of the Centenary Medal for his contributions to Australian literature.[2]

He has read his work at poetry festivals in Asia and Europe, and most recently in Japan and in Malaysia. His works have been translated into Japanese and Portuguese. Mateer was granted a fellowship to travel to Indonesia,[3] and later published a non-fiction travelogue entitled Semar's Cave: an Indonesian Journal.[1]

Works

Poetry

Travel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The expert survivalist". The Age. 28 April 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  2. "ABSA Chain: Anne Kellas in conversation with John Mateer". LitNet. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  3. "ABC Radio National profile". Radio National. Retrieved 27 November 2009.


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