Reflection: humour in poetry: in praise of the light touch Atherton, Cassandra 2016, Reflection: humour in poetry: in praise of the light touch, Double dialogues, no. 18, Lighting our darkness : winter 2016, pp. 1-1. Title Reflection: humour in poetry: in praise of the light touch Author(s) Atherton, Cassandra Journal name Double dialogues Issue number 18 Season Lighting our darkness : winter 2016 Start page 1 End page 1 Total pages 1 Publisher Double Dialogues Place of publication Melbourne, Vic. Publication date 2016-07-01 ISSN 1447-9591 Summary While humour can be defined as something that is fun or amusing, it can also reference something much darker, such as l’humeur noir. André Breton’s Anthology of Black Humor, the first of its kind, was intended to “showcase…the Surrealist conception of humor” according to his translator, Mark Polizzoti (1997: v). The prose poems in this selection are often surreal and use a kind of gallows humour to discuss death and abandonment. Language eng Field of Research 190402 Creative Writing (incl Playwriting) Socio Economic Objective 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing HERDC Research category C4 Letter or note ERA Research output type X Not reportable Copyright notice ©2016, Double Dialogues Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30086425 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Alfred Deakin Research Institute Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 30 Sep 2016, 20:14:40 EST Sat, 01 Oct 2016, 05:00:49 EST Mon, 03 Oct 2016, 07:43:08 EST Sat, 08 Oct 2016, 05:13:59 EST Thu, 01 Dec 2016, 12:48:26 EST Thu, 01 Dec 2016, 12:51:02 EST Thu, 01 Dec 2016, 12:51:59 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 80 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 30 Sep 2016, 20:14:40 EST

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