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John Tranter

1943—2023
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John Tranter has published more than twenty books of poetry, including Urban Myths: 210 Poems (Salt Publishing, 2006) and Starlight: 150 Poems (University of Queensland Press, 2010).

Poems by John Tranter
  • Flowers
  • Hôtel de Ville
  • Sorehead
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