Abstract
Exciting writing can result from disregarding some widely held ideas about genre and by mixing different literary genres. To explore this, I have chosen to talk about my poem 'The Child'. 'The Child' was inspired by stories of child disappearance that I had read about in the newspapers, particularly those of Madeleine McCann in the UK and William Tyrrell in Australia. Like many people, I have been perplexed by the enigma of these disappearances, wondering whether these mysteries will ever be resolved.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Creative Horizons 3: Writing Like a Writer |
| Editors | Melpomene Dixon, Kate Murphy |
| Place of Publication | Auburn, N.S.W. |
| Publisher | English Teachers Association NSW |
| Pages | 71-78 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781925465396 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |