Poetry
My poetry has won a number of awards and been published in journals such as The Rialto (UK), The Maynard (CAN), PRISM international (CAN), Meanjin, Overland and Island. It's also in numerous anthologies, including Black Inc's Best Australian Poems series, Solid Air, What We Carry and The Anthology of Australian Prose Poems.
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2026
Recently commissioned by the Body Donor Program of the University of Melbourne, I've been working on a poem to honour those who have donated their bodies this year to the Anatomy Department. Their gift is helping to teach the next generation of medical and biology students, and as part of the project I've attended three workshops, witnessing the incredible learning taking place. In August I will read the poem at the annual Thanksgiving Service, attended by family, faculty and current students. It's an extraordinary program that has existed for over a hundred years, so I'm very pleased to contribute what I can. I encourage you all to check out the Body Donor Program at the link below:
Body Donor Program
Recently commissioned by the Body Donor Program of the University of Melbourne, I've been working on a poem to honour those who have donated their bodies this year to the Anatomy Department. Their gift is helping to teach the next generation of medical and biology students, and as part of the project I've attended three workshops, witnessing the incredible learning taking place. In August I will read the poem at the annual Thanksgiving Service, attended by family, faculty and current students. It's an extraordinary program that has existed for over a hundred years, so I'm very pleased to contribute what I can. I encourage you all to check out the Body Donor Program at the link below:
Body Donor Program
2024
My new poetry collection A Hill to Die On is now available to order at Liquid Amber Press. It was launched by Nick Lanyon on August 11 at Ballarat Civic Hall, with a special-guest appearance by Geoffrey Williams as part of the Be Hear Now Festival. The cover art is by Kim Anderson, from our 2020 collaboration below.
My new poetry collection A Hill to Die On is now available to order at Liquid Amber Press. It was launched by Nick Lanyon on August 11 at Ballarat Civic Hall, with a special-guest appearance by Geoffrey Williams as part of the Be Hear Now Festival. The cover art is by Kim Anderson, from our 2020 collaboration below.
2020 Art Gallery of Ballarat Commission
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, The Art Gallery of Ballarat paired me with visual artist Kim Anderson to produce a collaborative work for their Mutual Realities exhibition. Throughout 2020 I documented my city's experience of COVID through poetry and together with Kim we produced a work titled Languid to the Moon. Showing from the 13th Feb to the 18th April 2021 the exhibition included work from six other artists: Rhonda Baum, Skyscraper Stan, Sarah Barclay, Donna Blackall, Neville French and Dillon Naylor. Many thanks to the City of Ballarat for its support.
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, The Art Gallery of Ballarat paired me with visual artist Kim Anderson to produce a collaborative work for their Mutual Realities exhibition. Throughout 2020 I documented my city's experience of COVID through poetry and together with Kim we produced a work titled Languid to the Moon. Showing from the 13th Feb to the 18th April 2021 the exhibition included work from six other artists: Rhonda Baum, Skyscraper Stan, Sarah Barclay, Donna Blackall, Neville French and Dillon Naylor. Many thanks to the City of Ballarat for its support.
2018 Poetry Pocket Park
Thanks to the City of Ballarat my poetry was recently chosen to be published on four park benches in a newly created park on Little Bridge St. It's encouraging to see my city using poetry in such a public way. The park itself is a humble one, which suits these little poems perfectly. If you're ever in town come and take a seat for a while.
Thanks to the City of Ballarat my poetry was recently chosen to be published on four park benches in a newly created park on Little Bridge St. It's encouraging to see my city using poetry in such a public way. The park itself is a humble one, which suits these little poems perfectly. If you're ever in town come and take a seat for a while.
2017 White Night Ballarat
Thanks to Red Room Poetry and The Electric Canvas, my poem Red Shawl Flapping was projected onto the glorious Mining Exchange building for Ballarat's inaugural White Night. This is the most beautiful page I'll ever be published on! Seeing this in my home town was a total blast!
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