Mark Mordue

Mark Mordue is a Sydney-based journalist and poet. He is the former editor of Neighbourhood. His published works include the travel memoir Dastgah: Diary of a Headtrip (Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001; Hawthorne Books, Portland USA, 2004) and the poetry book Darlinghurst Funeral Rites (Transit Lounge, Melbourne 2017; GobQ/Reprobate Books, 2019). He is currently at work on a biography of Nick Cave. You can find out more about Mark at his website, The Electrified Journalist.

Works By Mark Mordue

Down by the River: Nick Cave’s boyhood in Wangaratta (1959-70)
Awoken by his insomnia after a performance by Grinderman in 2011, Nick ends up sending me an email that wrestles with his complicated sense of who his father was.
19 Aug. 2019

Works Featuring Mark Mordue

The Boy from Wang
Mark Mordue’s compelling biography asserts that Nick Cave’s self-mythology is a product of both genuine artistic obsessions, and of the networks of friends and family uniquely equipped to guide and nurture them.
5 May. 2021

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Mark Mordue

Works By Mark Mordue

Down by the River: Nick Cave’s boyhood in Wangaratta (1959-70)

Works Featuring Mark Mordue

The Boy from Wang