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Born: Established: 1957 Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon Cuttlefish : Western Australian Poets Roland Leach (editor), Cottesloe : Sunline Press , 2023 27126110 2023 anthology poetry

'We are thrilled to have our poetry-loving paws all over the Sunline Press’ collection Cuttlefish: Western Australian Poets filled with over 80 poems by WA poets.

'“… a volume I hope will be read by an eclectic range of readers, offering a glimpse into contemporary poetry and its forms and concerns but also a reading experience guided by the very aesthetic of the book itself. It is a book to be read in a single sitting, or one or two poems savoured in a brief interlude found in the day. It is a small volume, a book that can be carried around, read on a train, a couch, a beach. It is not an anthology that needs to read formally at a desk, nor is it to be read and never picked up again. These are short poems that invite you to go back as many times as possible.” Roland Leach, editor.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Approaching Zero Roland Leach , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2023 25746594 2023 selected work poetry

'In this fine and eclectic collection of short stories, flash fiction and poetry, Roland Leach explores the human condition with humour and heart. These are interior stories that often grapple with the ache and drive for connection, the puzzlement and the fear. With the sublime assuredness of his writing Leach leads the reader deep into the often silent and complex lives of others. Directly and cleanly told, Approaching Zero surprises with arresting images and haunts with profound metaphor. Approaching Zero is funny, quirky, haunting and heartbreaking.' - Julie Watts

1 Late Night Swimming i "we light a fire on the beach and walk", Roland Leach , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 67 no. 2 2022; (p. 197)
1 Approaching Zero i "There are the same number of bones", Roland Leach , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , no. 165 2022; (p. 21)
1 Photographs i "Here you are, eighteen or nineteen, looking", Roland Leach , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 66 no. 1 2021; (p. 134)
1 The Clocks i "I won't have a clock in the house now,", Roland Leach , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 34 no. 1 2020; (p. 140)
1 Outside the Library i "Outside the library, in an empty grassed block", Roland Leach , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 September 2020; (p. 17)
1 Altitude i "Faith has more to do", Roland Leach , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 101)
1 95 Days Roland Leach , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: Newcastle Short Story Award Anthology 2019 2019; (p. 80-83)
1 y separately published work icon Obliquity Roland Leach , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2019 17688937 2019 selected work poetry

''Obliquity embraces fathers and fishing, coastlines and Captain Cook. The imagery is arresting - avocados are "carved omens", beaches "white as hallucination" and closure always nuanced - '"came home everyday with his one trick of / disappearing into light". A collection to be savoured.' - Kevin Gillam'   (Publication summary)

1 Wreckage i "There was a warning before it arrived", Roland Leach , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 63 no. 2 2018; (p. 92)
1 Wilderness Was a Sentence i "The word panic once meant to feel the fear", Roland Leach , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 88)
1 On the Roof Roland Leach , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , April no. 20 2017;
1 Tidal Roland Leach , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , no. 146 2016; (p. 23)
1 Disappearance i "My father walks the reef in an old pair", Roland Leach , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ipswich Poetry Feast 2016;
1 Elephants i "The elephants were sad and grey in their hard", Roland Leach , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Regime , no. 5 2015; (p. 93)
1 To Start a Revolution i "To start a revolution, stand in front", Roland Leach , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Regime , no. 5 2015; (p. 91)
1 Jellyfish i "The box jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri", Roland Leach , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Regime , no. 5 2015; (p. 90)
1 Square of Yellow Light i "I came home late one night, very late,", Roland Leach , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ipswich Poetry Feast 2014; Regime , no. 5 2015; (p. 92)
1 Adhesive i "My mother wears a band-aid on her nose", Roland Leach , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ipswich Poetry Feast 2014; The Best Australian Poems 2015 2015;
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