Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Foulcher


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The result was   keep. The Bushranger One ping only 01:11, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

John Foulcher

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As it is written, it fails WP:ARTIST notability criteria. References are primary (CV), outside of the claim that "in 2010, he was awarded a writer in residency in Paris at the Cité Internationale des Arts", which seems to be the author's major achievement - and hardly one to satisfy notability. Sources need to be added to show he and his work received significant coverage in independent, mainstream works. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 08:04, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
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 * Weak keep Contemporary poets have a hard time of it usually. This one is mentioned in some pretty significant works, if briefly: Bibliography of Australian Literature (Univ. of Queensland Press), The Cambridge History of Australian Literature, Australian Verse: An Oxford Anthology. Book reviews in Southerly: A Review of Australian Literature, Volume 54 (book review of "New and Selected Poems"), Australian Book Review, Issues 187-197 (book review of "The Honeymoon Snap"). The National Library Poetry Competition lasted for one year only 1988 but was a national award, though not a significant one. The ACT Book of the Year Award is more significant and also national. His poetry was set for study on the NSW Higher School Certificate syllabus pg. 17. Overall evidence points to a notable contemporary Australian poet. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 18:26, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Excellent finds; if those would be incorporated into the article it is likely I would withdraw this nomination. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 04:09, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
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 * One point worth noting, John Foulcher has been on the secondary school syllabus in various Australian States on and off for over 3 decades now. For very many Australians he is one of the few poets they will read - albeit by coercion - in their lifetime. This provides him a certain mainstream notability not many other contemporary Australian poets can claim. For example he has the dubious honour of having crib note books and essays available online for students, for example Essay Book --Paulknight34b (talk) 03:02, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
 * If reliable sources can be found to confirm this, it would certainly contribute to notability. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 04:09, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Strong keep Foulcher is a significant Australian poet with over 460 works listed in AustLit and 52 secondary works identified. He is also one of the most frequently searched authors according to AustLit stats. He has also won awards for his work including from the Australia Council. One, significantly, was a grant 'for established writers'. More than enough evidence of notability. Kerry K 00:32, 18 October 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by KteachK (talk • contribs)
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