poetry quotes Jennifer Maiden discussing satire

Australian writer Jennifer Maiden discusses satire, interviewed by Australian poet Robert Adamson at the launch for the Giramondo print edition of Maiden's 'The Metronome'. Quemar Press electronic edition: http://quemarpress.weebly.com/

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A. And it works both ways because at the time being they're working as satirical poems really well, and, you know, satirising the particular people, but they will work in the long run as well.
M. Yeah, uh, when you say 'satire'.
A. Well 'satire' might not be the right word, actually, I thought about that. Yeah.
M. Yeah. I.
A. Yeah, I think I'm wrong about that. I didn't mean to say that.
M. One of the best critics in Australia, Lisa Gorton, has said that I write satire. So I'm a bit wary of saying I don't write satire because I respect Lisa so much, but I don't like satire. I don't write satire.
A. I agree.
M. It's a very conservative form, and I don't like it.
A. No, I agree with you. Yeah, no no, you're right. Compare your work to, say, Jonathan Swift. It's a whole different generosity, as I said, in your work... In Swift and people like that, there is a viciousness in most satire.
M. And they're conservative.
A. And conservative as well.
M. They want to return to something. They want to return to the earlier ideal.
A. No, that's true, that's true. You're right, you're right. I think that's what satire was acquired from.
M. Yeah.
A. Yeah, I know. That's really good to talk about that.
M. Yeah. Even the trendy, new TV satires are basically conservative.
A. Yeah.
M. They're on the ABC or they're sort of, you know, on the make comedians or something like that. They're not... they're conservative.
A. Yeah. And that's why I was careful about using the word 'political', too. It's, it it seems inadequate to to the weight of your poetry as I read it through. Your poetry was much broader than just... being labelled 'political' can put people off, and not let them open up to the riches in, and spiritual side of, your work.
M. Well, one, one of the things we're trying to do, isn't it, when we write so called 'political' poetry is actually broaden the definition of politics.
A. Yeah, yeah.
M. Yeah. To include poetry.
A. Yeah, yeah.
M. Anyone got any requests?
Audience member: Could you read us something, please?
M. What?
Audience member: Could you read us something?
M. [laughing] Could I read something.

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