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John Egan John Egan i(A97024 works by)
Born: Established: 9 Jul 1949 Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 14 Apr 2023
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Midwinter John Egan , Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2023 26897319 2023 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon The Ninth Planet John Egan , Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2023 26897120 2023 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon A Unison of Parts John Egan , Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2023 26897063 2023 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Frenchmans Road John Egan , Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2023 26897006 2023 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Spiders from Mars John Egan , Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2023 26896948 2023 selected work poetry
1 Into Shadow i "Shadows emerge into early morning.", John Egan , 2023 poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , May vol. 30 no. 8 2023; (p. 7)
1 The Major Arcana i "The Fool's journey", John Egan , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , January vol. 30 no. 6 2023; (p. 14)
1 y separately published work icon Drifting from the Bright John Egan , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2023 26008340 2023 selected work poetry

'John Egan is a Sydney poet who also lives on the south coast of NSW. He was a high-school teacher of English for twenty-two years, Second Master of Bankstown Grammar School for nine years and later taught English as a foreign language and university preparation courses at the University of NSW, Wollongong University College and Newcastle University. For some years he also taught English and business communication at JDW Business College. His first chapbook was published by the Melbourne Poets Union and Ginninderra Press have published five collections, a verse novel, six collaborations with other poets and a number of chapbooks. He considers himself a poet of memory and the sea, but also writes of the natural world, the urban environment, social issues and Australian history.' (Publication summary)

1 Rainbomb i "The rain", John Egan , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , December vol. 30 no. 5 2022; (p. 12)
1 y separately published work icon Through the Other Door : Poetry Alive John Egan (editor), Port Adelaide : Picaro Press , 2022 25827278 2022 anthology poetry
1 The View North i "Long green fingers stretching into the sea", John Egan , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , October vol. 30 no. 4 2022; (p. 13)
1 [Untitled] i "cats, the most sedate heathens", John Egan , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , October vol. 30 no. 4 2022; (p. 9)
1 Pelican i "A high-decked galleon", John Egan , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , September vol. 30 no. 3 2022; (p. 15)
1 y separately published work icon Intensely Blue John Egan , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2022 25000375 2022 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Music and Clouds John Egan , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2022 25000278 2022 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Streets Breathing John Egan , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2022 25000128 2022 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon The White Hotel John Egan , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2022 24999969 2022 selected work poetry
1 Questions i "The wind whispers questions that only you can hear.", John Egan , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 41 2021; (p. 7)
1 Spaces i "Between the sea and the land", John Egan , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 41 2021; (p. 6)
1 Noises off i "If I listen to the rain", John Egan , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 41 2021; (p. 5)
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