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Lesley Lebkowicz Lesley Lebkowicz i(A1086 works by) (a.k.a. Lesley Fowler Lebkowicz; Lesley Fowler)
Born: Established: 1946 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Book of Birds Penelope Layland (editor), Lesley Lebkowicz (editor), Fenja T. Ringl (illustrator), Kambah : Recent Work Press , 2023 27278653 2023 anthology poetry

'The poems collected in The Book of Birds-the work of a wide range of contemporary Australian poets-do more than describe. They invoke the many meanings of birds in our lives and imaginations.'  (Publication summary)
1 Czernowicz : The Poets Lesley Lebkowicz , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Any Saturday, 2021, Running Westward 2021;
1 Animal i "Why throw a pot", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Anthology 2020; (p. 17)
1 Out of the Dark i "It's night. I walk through the alley.", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Solace : Poems from the 2019 ACU Prize for Poetry 2019; (p. 50-51)
1 y separately published work icon Mountain Lion Lesley Lebkowicz , World Square : Pitt Street Poetry , 2019 18451322 2019 selected work poetry

'In Mountain Lion Lesley Lebkowicz returns to a more eclectic and traditional collection of poems, written over an extended period, after the tour de force of her verse novel The Petrov Poems (Pitt Street Poetry 2013) which enjoyed widespread critical acclaim and won a number of major poetry prizes. The continuity between the two is provided by her unmistakable individual voice, her perspective on the essential nature of things, and the intimate network of friends and family which ground her work and provide her with rich raw materials for her art.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Lichen : 13 Points i "They know the subtler shades of green and where each on belongs", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Joy : Poems from the 2017 ACU Prize for Poetry 2017; (p. 40-41) Australian Poetry Anthology 2018; (p. 49)
1 Kenneth i "Mostly he is silent. But this morning his voice", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Loving Kindness : 2016 ACU Prize for Poetry 2016; (p. 29)
1 Getting the Angle Right Lesley Lebkowicz , 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: Grieve : Stories and Poems for Grief Awareness Month 2016 2016;
1 Divination i "The falls pour a map of rivers on his back.", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , September no. C1 2016;
1 Spoilsport i "My friend, new to Mandalay, never before", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 31 July vol. 26 no. 15 2016;
1 Flight i "He'd post it from the airport (so he", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 2 2015; (p. 35)
1 Enough i "Here, now, I have this gift of a day", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Prayers of a Secular World 2015; (p. 51)
1 Pears i "By the light of the early morning window the taller of", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Prayers of a Secular World 2015; (p. 31)
1 Writing the Petrov Poems Lesley Lebkowicz , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The National Library of Australia Magazine , December vol. 6 no. 4 2014; (p. 20-23)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Petrov Poems Lesley Lebkowicz , Sydney : Pitt Street Poetry , 2013 6152815 2013 novel

'This gripping new verse novel charts the course of the espionage scandal which rocked sleepy Canberra and the nation in the mid 1950s.

'In April 1954 Australia woke up to discover that Volodya Petrov,an attaché in the Russian embassy in Canberra, was also a colonel in the KGB and was planning to defect. The Petrov Poems charts the unfolding web of intrigue between Petrov, the embassy staff, and his contacts in the West. And the crucial role of his wife Dusya, thrust into a terrible crisis of conscience as the result of her husband’s actions and her past personal history.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Notes of a Picture : Falling towards the Pacific i "She imagines herself mid-air with Bertie", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , December no. 44 2012; (p. 29)
1 What We Think We Know i "We lie down at night in our quiet rooms", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 April 2012; (p. 25)
1 Hard Notes of War : Susan Hawthorne's Valence Lesley Lebkowicz , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Verity La , January 2012;
— Review of Valence : Considering War through Poetry and Theory Susan Hawthorne , 2011 single work poetry
1 Done i "He slides the documents", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verity La , October 2011;
1 A Charm to Keep Him Safe i "He won’t leave until April the third,", Lesley Lebkowicz , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verity La , October 2011;
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