Cassandra Atherton
Cassandra is an international expert on prose poetry and a widely anthologized prose poet. She was a Harvard Visiting Scholar, sponsored by Stephen Greenblatt and her recent publications include: Prose Poetry: An Introduction (Princeton, 2020); Anthology of Australian Prose Poetry(MUP, 2020), The Unfinished Bomb: Shadows and Reflections (Rowman and Littlefield, 2019); Leftovers (Life Before Man, 2020). She is currently writing a book of prose poetry on the atomic bomb, with funding from the Australia Council and Creative Victoria.
Her areas of research include prose poetry, ekphrasis and atomic bomb literature (specifically hibakusha poetry).
She is series editor for the US publisher, MadHad Press; series editor for Australian publishing house, Spineless Wonders; associate editor at Axon: Creative Explorations and commissioning poetry editor at Westerly magazine.
Current Deakin position: Deakin Distinguished Professor; Associate Dean Faculty of Arts and Education, Research
Deakin research: https://experts.deakin.edu.au/2108-cassandra-atherton
Other links:
Website: http://cassandra-atherton.com