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Born: Established:
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Project i "During the flood all of our stuff floats rough", Brent Cantwell , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 68 no. 2 2023; (p. 53)
1 At Tunnel Beach i "he wears one of those hippy necklaces—", Brent Cantwell , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 36 no. 1 2023; (p. 137)
1 Casualties i "gravel grating roof un-", Brent Cantwell , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , vol. 11 no. 1 2023; (p. 17-18)
1 y separately published work icon Tether Brent Cantwell , Kambah : Recent Work Press , 2023 26411595 2023 selected work poetry

' On the East Coast of New Zealand’s South Island there is a town called Timaru. The name derives from the Māori phrase te-tihi-o-maru meaning ‘a place of shelter’. It’s place of ship wreaks and cabbage trees, smoky pubs and volcanic shores, and it’s where Brent Cantwell’s first collection of poetry begins.

'Tether takes its inspiration from this shaken landscape, exploring the fault lines that rumble between friends and family as they move and migrate, as they tether vast distances small. Whether it’s Timaru, or Turnpike Lane, or Tamborine Mountain on the Gold Coast Hinterland, at its heart lies a possibility: a connection to place, to the past and to each other. Each poem is a ‘place of shelter’.' (Publication summary)
1 Reflections in Salt-water i "I have seen you running so many times before –", Brent Cantwell , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: SWAMP , no. 30 2023;
1 A Feathered Thing i "In the shadow of a Siberian Pine,", Brent Cantwell , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , December vol. 10 no. 2 2022; (p. 22)
1 Outside i "outside’s assumed through a fly-wire", Brent Cantwell , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 11 no. 1 2021; (p. 41)
1 Meeting Me There Later i "you were always meeting me there later:", Brent Cantwell , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Foam:e , March no. 15 2018;
1 Big Fish Little Fish i "After the dance - big fish little fish", Brent Cantwell , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verge 2017 2017; (p. 47)
1 One for the Dads i "you think there are no strings attached", Brent Cantwell , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 May vol. 80 no. 2017;
1 Vegas* Junky i "sometimes", Brent Cantwell , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verity La , March 2016;
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