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John Leonard John Leonard i(A13068 works by)
Born: Established: 1940 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Autumn Day i "A bright day, but a cold day,", John Leonard , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 211 2013; (p. 92)
1 Comedy as Dark Matter John Leonard , 2012 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 341 2012; (p. 4) John Leonard addresses issues arising from Maria Takolander's review of Young Poets: An Australian Anthology, edited by Leonard.
1 9 y separately published work icon Young Poets : An Australian Anthology John Leonard (editor), St Kilda : John Leonard Press , 2011 Z1838810 2011 anthology poetry (taught in 2 units)
1 1 Ars Poetica : A Reader's Perspective John Leonard , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn/Winter vol. 16 no. 2/3 2009; (p. 14-35)
1 6 y separately published work icon The Puncher & Wattmann Anthology of Australian Poetry John Leonard (editor), Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2009 Z1674214 2009 anthology poetry (taught in 16 units)
1 Questioning the Template John Leonard , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 293 2007; (p. 36) John Leonard takes issue with the 2006 FAW Anne Elder Poetry Award judges' report written by Lorraine McGuigan and Earl Livings. Leonard asserts that the report 'offers no crititcal insights into the judges' choices' and 'limits itself largely to workshop dicta, of a doubtful sort'.
1 John Leonard, Poet, Responds John Leonard , 2004 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 174 2004; (p. 7)
1 1 Being John Leonard John Leonard , 2004 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 174 2004; (p. 5-6) John Leonard (b.1940) distances himself from John Leonard's review of Les Murray's Collected Poems : 1961-2002
1 y separately published work icon Seven Centuries of Poetry in English John Leonard (editor), South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 2003 Z1058257 2003 anthology poetry (taught in 6 units) Contains poetry from twelve countries, including Australia, and spans the development of English poetry over seven centuries.
1 New Music : An Anthology of Contemporary Australian Poetry : Introduction John Leonard , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: New Music : An Anthology of Contemporary Australian Poetry 2001; (p. xiv-xvii)
1 11 y separately published work icon New Music : An Anthology of Contemporary Australian Poetry John Leonard (editor), Wollongong : Five Islands Press , 2001 Z823311 2001 anthology poetry (taught in 4 units)
1 Winter Rain i "The country closes down in rain -", John Leonard , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Muse , June no. 196 2000; (p. 21)
1 7 y separately published work icon Australian Verse : An Oxford Anthology John Leonard (editor), Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1998 Z461207 1998 anthology poetry (taught in 1 units) A thorough survey of poetry by Australians in English, beginning with a selection of contemporary work by younger poets, and going backward in time to the early colonial period. In addition to poems in the literary tradition, it indudes performance poetry, convict songs and old bush ballads. An extensive selection has been provided from the work of five major twentieth-century poets: Les Murray, Gwen Harwood, Judith Wright, A.D. Hope and Kenneth Slessor. Several features are provided to assist the reader: the date of first publication of each poem is provided; footnotes explain unfamiliar words and allusions; and brief biographical notes assist in locating each poet in his or her place in time.
1 y separately published work icon LiNQ Literature in North Queensland vol. 21 no. 1 May John Leonard (editor), 1994 Z622808 1994 periodical issue Special poetry edition guest edited by John Leonard.
1 Contemporary Australian Poetry: An Anthology : Introduction John Leonard , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Contemporary Australian Poetry : An Anthology 1990; (p. xv-xix)
1 10 y separately published work icon Contemporary Australian Poetry : An Anthology John Leonard (editor), Knoxfield : Houghton Mifflin , 1990 Z361533 1990 anthology poetry humour war literature
1 `The Nightmarkets': Nothing Fated or Rarefied John Leonard , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Scripsi , vol. 4 no. 3 1987; (p. 117-121)
— Review of The Nightmarkets : A Novel Alan Wearne , 1986 sequence novel
1 Nearness to Death John Leonard , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , March no. 106 1987; (p. 82-83)
— Review of Blood and Bone Philip Hodgins , 1986 selected work poetry
1 Accessibility and Myth : Gig Ryan and A.D. Hope John Leonard , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 44 no. 3 1985; (p. 413-419)
— Review of Manners of an Astronaut Gig Ryan , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Age of Reason A. D. Hope , 1985 selected work poetry
1 Technology i "Dolphins never bothered with it. Lacking arms,", John Leonard , 1984 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Garland for Joan : Poems by Divers Hands being a Miscellany on the Occasion of Joan Elvins' Retirement 1984; (p. 21)
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