A.J. Carruthers Explained

A.J. Carruthers is an Australian-born literary critic and experimental poet.

Biography

A.J. Carruthers (also aj carruthers) was born in Sydney, and is of mixed/Asian heritage.^[1] Since 2011, he has been writing a long poem called AXIS.^[2] His critical work has focused on North American and contemporary Australian poetry and poetics.^[3] He is an editor of Southerly,^[4] Rabbit Poetry Journal^[5] and the founder of SOd press.^[6]

Published works

Books

• Stave Sightings: Notational Experiments in North American Long Poems, 1961–2011 (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)^{[7] [8]}
• AXIS Book 1: Areal (Tokyo: Vagabond Press, 2014)^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}
• Opus 16 on Tehching Hsieh (Oakland, CA: GaussPDF, 2016)^{[15] [16]}
• Ode to On Kawara (Buffalo, NY: Hysterically Real, 2016)^[17]
• The Tulip Beds: A Toneme Suite (Tokyo: Vagabond Press, 2013^{[18] [19]}

Anthologies

• Contemporary Asian Australian Poets (Sydney: Puncher & Wattmann, 2013)^[20]
• Active Aesthetics: Contemporary Australian Poetry (Berkeley, CA: Tuumba and Giramondo Press, 2016)^{[21] [22]}

Exhibitions

• Selected Works (Non-Objective Writing, SNO Contemporary Art Projects)^[23]

External links

• Biography and list of works at Austlit: the Australian Literature Resource^[24]
• Biography at Poetry and Poetics (Western Sydney University Writing Society)^[25]

Notes and References

1. News: Four perspectives on race & racism in Australian poetry. Overland literary journal. 1 December 2016.
2. News: The Blazar Axes. 31 July 2016. Cordite Poetry Review. 2 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161202101801/https://cordite.org.au/poetry/futuremachines/the-blazar-axes/. 2 December 2016.
3. Book: A. J. Carruthers. Notational Experiments in North American Long Poems, 1961–2011: Stave Sightings. 8 February 2017. Springer International Publishing. 978-3-319-46241-7.
4. News: About Southerly. 16 September 2010. Southerly. 1 December 2016.
5. Web site: Rabbit Poetry. Rabbit Poetry. 1 December 2016.
6. Web site: SOd press. staleobjectsdepress.tumblr.com. 1 December 2016.
7. Book: Notational Experiments in North American Long A. J. Carruthers Palgrave Macmillan.
8. Book: Notational Experiments in North American Long Poems, A. J. Carruthers Springer.
9. Book: Curruthers, A. J.. 'Areal' / A. J. Carruthers. Vagabond Press. 9781922181329. Axis; Book 1.. 2014. Sydney, [NSW].
10. Web site: a.j.carruthers, Axis Book 1: 'Areal'. vagabondpress.net. 1 December 2016.
11. Book: Carruthers, A. J.. Axis Book 1: 'Areal'. 1 December 2016. Vagabond Press. 9781922181329. en.
12. Web site: AXIOM, APERTURE, ADAPT: A. J. Carruthers' 'Axis Book 1: Areal'. 1 September 2015. Glasgow Review of Books. 1 December 2016.
13. Justin Clemens . 2015. Axis, book I . Review . subscription . Southerly. 75. 1.
14. News: Des Cowley reviews 'Axis, Book 1' by a.j. carruthers. Cowley. Des. 1 December 2016.
15. Web site: GPDF221 : A.J. Carruthers: Opus 16 on Tehching Hsieh. Gauss PDF. 1 December 2016.
16. News: August in Books: Small Press New Releases. ENTROPY. 1 December 2016.
17. Web site: HYSTERICALLY REAL. HYSTERICALLY REAL. 1 December 2016.
18. Web site: A.J.Carruthers, The Tulip Beds. vagabondpress.net. 1 December 2016.
19. News: Maps, Cargo by Bella Li and The Tulip Beds by A. J. Carruthers reviewed by Tamryn Bennett. 9 October 2014. Mascara Literary Review. 1 December 2016.
20. Web site: Puncher & Wattmann. Wattmann. Puncher &. puncherandwattmann.com. 3 December 2016.
21. Web site: Active Aesthetics Contemporary Australian Poetry. spdbooks.org. 3 December 2016.
22. Web site: Poem of the Moment Australian Poetry. www.australianpoetry.org. 3 December 2016.
23. Web site: SNO Exhibitions (100–199). Sydney Non Objective. 5 December 2016.
24. Web site: A.J. Carruthers. Austlit. austlit.edu.au. 1 December 2016.
25. News: a.j. carruthers – Poetry and Poetics. Poetry and Poetics. 1 December 2016.