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Daniel John Pilkington

Daniel John Pilkington is a poet, scholar, and artist, based in Melbourne, Australia. He teaches creative writing at the University of Melbourne. His research explores contemporary poetics, with a particular focus on the spiritual dimensions of poetry and its intersections with visual art.
Magic and the Occult in Contemporary Poetry

Magic and the Occult in Contemporary Poetry

Magic and the Occult in Contemporary Poetry investigates the relationship between poetry and magic in the context of contemporary poetics. It traces the history of ‘magical poetics’ and the poetry of the occult to the present, in order to ask, in the context of contemporary US poetry, what potential there is for a magical poetics, or a poetics of the occult, today.

Magic and the Occult in Contemporary Poetry

Magic and the Occult in Contemporary Poetry

Magic and the Occult in Contemporary Poetry investigates the relationship between poetry and magic in the context of contemporary poetics. It traces the history of ‘magical poetics’ and the poetry of the occult to the present, in order to ask, in the context of contemporary US poetry, what potential there is for a magical poetics, or a poetics of the occult, today.