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About the Author
D.A. (Tony) Kearney
An 82-year old Irish-Australian,
married, 7 children, Of the
writings detailed below, “A Tasmanian Fairy Tale” has been published in
“200 Years of Australian Writing – An Anthology From The
First Settlement To Today” (VDL Publications).
The
article on limericks and 300 plus limericks composed by the
writer, were published in paperback in October 1997 under
the title “A Potpourri of Limericks” (VDL Publications).
Two of the odes have been included in a recently
published book of
Australian poetry - IN
BLACK AND WHITE, (Murlysdar Publishing) A
second book, “Rollicking Ramblings of an Irishman” (VDL
Publications) was published in June 1998.
It contains six of the articles and six of the
stories listed below.
Both books have received very good reviews in
Tasmania. However, it has proved impossible to
obtain reviews in mainland cities. A third book, A Frolic in Fiction, was published in March as an e-book by Interactive Publications Pty Ltd. This is a collection of articles, short stories, limericks, odes and one play, the common ingredients of which are humour and satire. It can be ordered by sending an e-mail to: kearneyt@bigpond.net.au
It has been accepted for archiving
in the National Library’s Pandora archives. The
Pandora Project is the National’s attempt to record
“digital work of national cultural significance by
Australian writers deemed to be worthy of note.” It will
shortly be available in CD ROM.
Awards Member
Author's Web Site http://www.wwt.com.au/humourbooks/ Poetry In
addition to over 600 limericks, odes (modelled on Percy
Bysshe Shelley’s Ode to a Skylark!) to: Our Barino,
A Camel, A Computer, A Donkey, A Dunny, A Filbert, An
Elephant, A Golf Croquet Player, An Average Golfer, Hobart
Harlequin Rugby Union Football Club, A Jogger, A Merino, A
Pollie (politician), A Porker, Sir William Topaz McGonagal,
Steak and Onions, A Turkey, William Mcgonagal and
A Wine Buff. Many
of the above are contained in a 100- page collection
entitled A
POTPOURRI OF POETIC PEARLS which may soon be available as an
e-book.
Reviews “I
have been working with writers of one sort or another for
over 30 years. This is the first time I have had the
privilege of reviewing the work of a Master craftsman … *
* * The
range of the work of two well produced volumes and others
are quite extraordinary. "The
limericks linking Prime Ministers are pure satire…” ROLLICKING
RAMBLINGS OF AN IRISHMAN “The
Readers Digest Great Encyclopaedia says to obfuscate is - to
darken, obscure, stupefy, bewilder and this is exactly what
this delightful “piss take” of a book is all about…. "Written in a delightful tongue in cheek manner, I found myself laughing out loud …." “Tony
Kearney has once again let his bizarre Hibernian wit run
riot. This time his literary tribute is to the Ancient and
Royal Society of Obfuscators (ARSO) whose Coat Of Arms
appears on the front cover of his latest book….ARSO is, of
course, a figment of Kearney’s fertile imagination…”
Wayne Crawford in the Sunday Tasmanian “Mr..Kearney
writes with marvellous precision and wit.” Derek Rogers
in the Burnie Advocate A
POTPOURRI OF LIMERICKS “…the
former respected professional administrator and long-time
Registrar of the University of Tasmania has published a
“Report” of a very different kind – full of the
blarney and bullshit (his word) to be expected from an
expatriate Irishman with a quick wit and an eye for the
ridiculous….the lithesome lilt in Kearney’s verses give
a frolicsome kick to the limericks.”
Wayne
Crawford in the Hobart Mercury
A FROLIC
IN FICTION D.A.
(Tony)Kearney …has, in his eighties. gone digital…. He
has released his first e-book …which includes some of his
out-of-left-field Irish wit and which, he suggests, is a
“modest antidote to people in general, and writers in
particular, who take themselves too seriously.” Wayne
Crawford in the Sunday Tasmanian. Of
the story “TOILET ROLLS” By
judges for the Fellowship of Australia Writers, Shoalhaven
Region - “This
piece of writing certainly adheres to the maxim of immediately capturing the reader’s
attention.” “This
is a very clever and funny piece of writing.” “The
choice of language is excellent. The twist at the end
is wonderful.”
Of the story, “OPENING HOURS” By
a judge for the Fellowship of Australian Writers, Hastings
Region - “A
very amusing (and almost believable!) story. The use of
letters to tell the story is very effective.” Of
the story, “The Curious Case of the Courting Curates” by the same judge - “A very enjoyable story. You sustain the appropriate pompous style throughout and the reader is carried along effortlessly.” Author Contact Information Tony
Kearney Telephone:
(03) 62 29 2036 Email:
kearneyt@bigpond.net.au
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