Contents

Acknowledgements 4

Preface 7

Introduction 9

Venero Armanno (Australia) "Encounter with Venero Armanno"

Maria Vidal and Carmen Zamorano 15

Stephen Buck (Ireland) "Interview with Stephen Buck"

Maria O'Neill 37

Dennis and Mary Ann Duffy (Canada) " 'There is nothing good or bad, but teaching makes it so' - in conversation with Dennis and Mary Ann Duffy"

Nela Bureu 49

Peter Goldsworthy (Australia) "A virtual interview with Peter Goldsworthy"

Maria Vidal 55

John Kinsella (Australia) "John Kinsella, through his poetry"

Maria Vidal and Nuria Casado 65

"From Seu Vella"- poem by John Kinsella 80

Mbongeni Zikhethele Malaba (Zimbabwe) "In conversation with Mbongeni Zikhethele Malaba"

Brian Worsfold 83

George Slusser (United States of America) "Interview with George Slusser"

Pere Gallardo 99

Wilbur Smith (South Africa) "Lost among the stars' uncoded messages - in conversation with Wilbur Smith"

Isabel Santaulària 111

Rosemary Sullivan (Canada) "Fleshing out art - interview with Rosemary Sullivan"

Nela Bureu 121

Miriam Tlali (South Africa) "In conversation with Miriam Tlali"'

Brian Worsfold and Idilia Bernabeu 129

Notes on contributors 147