John Leonard (Australian poet)
Encyclopedia
John Leonard is an Australia
n poet.
He was born in the UK, and from 1984 to 1987 studied at Oxford University
. In 1991 he moved to Australia. He currently lives in Canberra
, Australia and was poetry editor of the journal Overland
from 2003-2007.
His poetry is concise and sometimes cryptic. It is based on a green political philosophy that stresses humanity's place in the natural world and the role of modern industrial society in concealing this relationship.
Criticism
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n poet.
He was born in the UK, and from 1984 to 1987 studied at Oxford University
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. In 1991 he moved to Australia. He currently lives in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia and was poetry editor of the journal Overland
Overland (literary journal)
Overland is an Australian literary and cultural journal. It was founded in 1954, under the auspices of the Realist Writers Group in Melbourne, Australia, with Stephen Murray-Smith being the first editor. The current editor is Jeff Sparrow. The journal has a left-wing orientation.- External links :*...
from 2003-2007.
His poetry is concise and sometimes cryptic. It is based on a green political philosophy that stresses humanity's place in the natural world and the role of modern industrial society in concealing this relationship.
Works
Poetry- Unlove (1991)
- 100 Elegies for Modernity (1997)
- Jesus in Kashmir (2003)
- Braided Lands (2010)
Criticism
- The Way of Poetry (Three Pines Press)