Liz Winfield is a contemporary Australian poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

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Liz Winfield lives in Hobart

Hobart

Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...

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Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

. In 1999 Liz instigated the Republic Readings in Hobart and has coordinated them ever since. She is a poetry editor for Famous Reporter and is young persons' liaison officer for the Fellowship of Australian Writers' (FAW) Tasmanian branch. Liz's collection Too Much Happens appeared from Cornford Press in 2003. Her second collection, Catalogue of Love—a chapbook from Walleah Press—was launched at the Tasmanian Poetry Festival in Launceston in October 2006.