{"title":"Emily Ballou","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEmily Ballou\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily Ballou is an Australian poet, novelist and screenwriter. She was born in the United States in 1968 and moved to Australia in 1991. Emily was one of the screenwriters for the ABC mini-series adaptation of Christos Tsiolkas’ novel,\u003cem\u003eThe Slap\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer previous works of fiction include the novels, \u003cem\u003eFather Lands\u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAphelion\u003c\/em\u003e, and a picture-book, \u003cem\u003eOne Blue Sock\u003c\/em\u003e (illustrated by Stephen Michael King). Emily’s novel, \u003cem\u003eFather Lands\u003c\/em\u003e, set during the desegregation of the school system in the United States, is currently being adapted into a film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/emilyballou.com\/blog\/\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to visit Emily’s blog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-darwin-poems","title":"The Darwin Poems","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/emily-ballou\"\u003eEmily Ballou\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily Ballou’s sensitive and beautifully imagined verse-portrait of Charles Darwin’s life, \u003cem\u003eThe Darwin Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, separates the man from the legend, bringing to light the textures of his work and dreams, the noise and touch of his family and his inner doubts and questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1836 Darwin spent two months in Australia. He visited Sydney, travelled on horseback across the Blue Mountains to Bathurst, visited Hobart, and stopped in King George Sound in Western Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarwin also had a dramatic personal life. He lost his mother at the age of eight. He watched his favourite daughter die and almost never spoke her name again. He survived years of illness and crippling stomach pains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarwin also lived with the fear that his work on the origin of the species could wreck his marriage and destroy all that society held dear. He closed the door on God and had to cope with twenty years of work nearly being eclipsed by a younger man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHighly Commended – 2010 Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards (Anne Elder Award)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eShortlisted – 2010 Australian Literary Studies Gold Medal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eShortlisted – 2010 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards (Kenneth Slessor Prize)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWon – 2009 Wesley Michael Wright Prize for Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Darwin Poems\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVivid, musical, sensuous and strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eADAM THORPE\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003ccite\u003eBook details\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePUBLICATION DATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFORMAT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXTENT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 192 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIZE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 198 x 129 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9781921401275\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIGHTS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Australia and New Zealand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATEGORY:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/emily-ballou\"\u003eEmily Ballou\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/poetry\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"UWAP UWS PUBLISHING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":727221939,"sku":"9781921401275","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/4573\/products\/Darwin_cover.jpg?v=1403855507"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/4573\/collections\/Emily_Ballou_close_up.jpg?v=1404441933","url":"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/emily-ballou\/updated.oembed","provider":"UWA Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}