Leonard, John, 1965-

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Name (Latin)
Leonard, John, 1965-
Date of birth
1965
Associated country
Australia
Great Britain
Field of activity
Poetry
political commentary
Occupation
Poets
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 49467896
Wikidata: Q6244593
Library of congress: n 96061840
Sources of Information
  • ACT writers showcase WWW site, 5 October 2016:writers index (John Leonard (1965-); born in the UK and studied English at Oxford University; In 1991 he came to Australia and began a PhD at the University of Queensland. This thesis, Lyric and Modernity, was accepted in 1994; Since then John has lived in Canberra and has written poetry and political commentary; poetry editor of Overland from 2003-07; publications: A spell, a charm (2014); Braided lands (2010); Jesus in Kashmir (2003); 100 elegies for modernity (1997); Unlove (1991); non-fiction: The Way of Poetry (2011))
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Wikipedia description:

John Leonard (born 1965) is an Australian poet. He was born in the UK, and from 1984 to 1987 studied at the University of Oxford. In 1991 he moved to Australia, where he graduated from the University of Queensland with a PhD. He lives in Canberra, Australia, where he works in the public service. He was poetry editor of the quarterly Overland from 2003 to 2007. In 2020 he was a juror for the Montreal International Poetry Prize.

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