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John Leonard John Leonard i(A25223 works by) (a.k.a. John Stuart Leonard)
Born: Established: 1965
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1991
Heritage: English
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1 To Live Without Honour John Leonard , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: First Refuge : Poems on Social Justice 2016; (p. 71)
1 1 y separately published work icon 'Think of the World' : Collected Poems 1986-2016 John Leonard , Canberra : John Leonard , 2016 11424783 2016 selected work poetry
1 Mosquito i "I'm watching you, a blur of wings", John Leonard , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain : An Australian Journal of Ecopoetry and Ecopoetics , February vol. 2 no. 1 2015;
1 1 y separately published work icon A Spell, a Charm : Poems John Leonard , Ormond : Hybrid , 2014 8923686 2014 selected work poetry

'In his powerful fifth collection, John Leonard dissects contemporary life and ideas in intense, but human, lyric poetry. This four-part collection begins with a section of meditative poems of everyday moments, often of great peace (‘the Hope and Trust of the Times’). Following a section of satires on the complacencies and delusions of our world, a section on poetry and other arts reinstates a feeling of the grounded and the valid (‘Sadness is no Longer Sad’). The final section, (‘Change beyond Change’), is a series of reflections on the end-game our society is playing with the global environment, and necessarily ends on a sombre note.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Honest Errors i "These mistakes, so inexplicable,", John Leonard , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Snorkel , December no. 20 2014;
1 The People of the Book i "The People of the Book find", John Leonard , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Good Reading , December 2014; (p. 22)
1 The Modern World Through Daoist Eyes John Leonard , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , December 2014; (p. 22)
1 There Is No Mystery i "There is no mystery, the book", John Leonard , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Wonder Book of Poetry , January 2013;
1 The Wrong Time i "At length, the conclusion grew, it was", John Leonard , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Notes for the Translators : From 142 New Zealand and Australian Poets 2012; (p. 246-247)
1 La Niña i "The girl-child has been with us two summers", John Leonard , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , vol. 31 no. 1 2012; (p. 34)
1 After Rain i "Looking along the creek, the sky", John Leonard , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 204 2011; (p. 115) The Turnrow Anthology of Contemporary Australian Poetry 2014; (p. 318)
1 Memory-Games i "I don't have a good memory -", John Leonard , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 February 2011; (p. 25)
1 Becoming Myself i "I think I'm becoming myself", John Leonard , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 October 2010; (p. 22)
1 The Sea i "The bare hills of the mind slope down", John Leonard , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 120 2010; (p. 109)
1 y separately published work icon Braided Lands John Leonard , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2010 Z1662265 2010 selected work poetry
1 Rain in March i "Rain comes in the night,", John Leonard , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2009 2009; (p. 122-123)
1 Shadow Birds i "From under a tree I am content", John Leonard , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 December 2009; (p. 18)
1 The All i "Say it belongs together, bespeaks", John Leonard , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , April no. 33 2009;
1 Traherne i "His beliefs would have been enough to condemn him,", John Leonard , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 October 2008; (p. 16)
1 The End of Prophecy i "We have to understand that we are not", John Leonard , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 27 2008;
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