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Born: Established: 1972 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
Expatriate assertion
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1 y separately published work icon Tumble Joanna Preston , Dunedin : University of Otago Press , 2021 25091779 2021 selected work poetry

'In tumble, Joanna Preston’s bold and original voice swoops the reader from the ocean depths to the roof of the world, from nascent saints, Viking raids and fallen angels to talking cameras and an astronaut in space.

'This beautifully crafted collection traverses the lyric, free verse and traditional forms. It’s earthy and embodied, while at the same time woven through with myth and magical realism. Always, the human heartbeat is at stake, as Preston explores love, loss, longing and lust – how we stumble, how we soar.'

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1 A Bird in the Hand i "The tale told afterwards", Joanna Preston , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 123 2010; (p. 88-90)
1 Untitled i "daffodil lawn -", Joanna Preston , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Four Tellings : A Trans-Tasman Haibun-renga 2009; (p. 19)
1 Nylon Summer i "The curtains in the kids' bedroom had pictures of", Joanna Preston , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Four Tellings : A Trans-Tasman Haibun-renga 2009; (p. 16)
1 Winter i "Running barefoot across the frost. Reaching the", Joanna Preston , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Four Tellings : A Trans-Tasman Haibun-renga 2009; (p. 10)
1 Meditation i "There's something comforting about a sink of hot", Joanna Preston , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Four Tellings : A Trans-Tasman Haibun-renga 2009; (p. 9)
1 Leaving i "It is the last day in this house, and I've retreated to", Joanna Preston , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Four Tellings : A Trans-Tasman Haibun-renga 2009; (p. 3)
1 y separately published work icon Four Tellings : A Trans-Tasman Haibun-renga Jeffrey Harpeng , Joanna Preston , Owen Bullock , Beverley George , Teneriffe : Post Pressed , 2009 Z1769047 2009 sequence poetry
1 y separately published work icon The Summer King: Poems Joanna Preston , Dunedin : University of Otago Press , 2009 Z1678710 2009 selected work poetry
1 The Damaged i "Against a backdrop of lost Atlantis", Joanna Preston , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Agenda , Spring/Summer vol. 41 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 206)
1 Curly Hill Road i "Walking back to an empty house", Joanna Preston , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Agenda , Spring/Summer vol. 41 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 205)
1 Interlude from the Winter Olympics i "This", Joanna Preston , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Agenda , Spring/Summer vol. 41 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 204)
1 The Hill Paddock i "Searching for the missing calf", Joanna Preston , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Agenda , Spring/Summer vol. 41 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 203)
1 The Pride of Lions i "But before we could marry, he became a lion -", Joanna Preston , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2005 2005; (p. 141) Agenda , Spring/Summer vol. 41 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 205)
1 Bees in the Poppies i "Remembrance Day", Joanna Preston , Vanessa Proctor , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Stylus Poetry Journal , July/August no. 13 2004;
1 The Lake i "Sullen this morning,", Joanna Preston , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 15 2003;
1 Drowning i "Drowning", Joanna Preston , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 63 no. 3 2003; (p. 162)
1 Untitled i "moonlight on frost-", Joanna Preston , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , December no. 28 2003; (p. 9)
1 Untitled i "turning the compost", Joanna Preston , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , December no. 28 2003; (p. 9)
1 Mrs Winslow's Deformed Left Ankle i "It hung over her shoe", Joanna Preston , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: LiNQ , May vol. 30 no. 1 2003; (p. 51)
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