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Ern Malley: The Most Famous Fake Poet
September 20, 2022
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Craig Renfroe & Sarah Creech
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Episode 3
Was Ern Malley the greatest modernist poet ever produced in Australia? Nope, he never existed, but that didn't stop his poetry from gathering outrage and fame, plus influencing well known poets like John Ashbery. Join us for a discussion of intention in the creation of art, decency laws, modernism, and, of course, AI.
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