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O hai! My third full-length book of poems will be released in 2026 by Australian publisher Cordite Books. Stay tuned!
TRANSITION VAMPS
DAVID PRATER
My books
I’ve published two full-length poetry collections and one pamphlet via independent poetry publishers, with a third collection forthcoming in 2026.
We Will Disappear (2007)
My first poetry collection navigates the landscapes of loneliness and solitude, drawing on ten years of transformative travelogues and engaging elegies.
Morgenland (2007)
This limited edition chapbook features poems written in the Republic of Korea and Japan during an Asialink residency supported by the University of Melbourne.
Leaves of Glass (2013)
Based on correspondence between Walt Whitman and Bernard O’Dowd, my second full-length poetry collection features reimaginings of both poets’ work.
Latest posts
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Les Fauves: “Skateboard World Record”
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6 min read
My contribution to this episode of Fauves Are the Best People was recorded in late December 2024, when I was at my better half’s family’s for the Xmas obligatories.
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Les Fauves: “Self Abuser”
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2 min read
Third album, third song: this is where a rock band has to crush it, or hang up the Rickenbackers for good.
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Les Fauves: “Don’t Get Death Threats Anymore”
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2 min read
Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, chorus, bit where it stops for the riff, repeat song title, instrumental fade out.
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Les Fauves: “Big Brother Age”
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2 min read
My first reaction when I heard “Big Brother Age” in my Surry Hills sharehouse back in 1996 was relief.
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Executive Hoarder
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1 min read
NSFW: fecal (subject) matter
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New poem published: “(OCCULUS) RIFTS”
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2 min read
“(OCCULUS) RIFTS” has been published online in Cordite Poetry Review.
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Lapkat (Lisa Greenaway): “Consciousness 1//Surface”
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1 min read
Love this, Lisa!
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(It’s a Long, Long Way) From Clare to Here
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2 min read
“From Clare to Here” is a typical emigrant’s song, writing back to a place that no longer exists.
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Kim Hyesoon: Woman-animal-Asia
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1 min read
Still probably the most extraordinary piece of writing I’ve ever read.
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Les Fauves: “Marijuana is God’s Currency”
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4 min read
“Marijuana Is God’s Currency” hints at an alternative history of the Fauves, in which the band broke up after the failure of The Young Need Discipline.
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Les Fauves: “Dogs Are the Best People” Hater
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3 min read
By 1996 the Fauves had finally become huge in the eyes and ears of the general listening public.
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New year, new theme: Anders Norén does it again
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2 min read
Well, my experiment in looking back to the future lasted just two months. The problem was simple: Anders Norén’s Hoffman WordPress theme is now too old to function properly in the WP ecosystem. A bit like me, perhaps.
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Les Fauves: “Everybody’s Getting a 3-piece Together”
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4 min read
“Everybody’s Getting a 3-piece Together” sums up a playful side of the Fauves’ music that was strangely absent from their recorded outputs at the time.