Michael Farrell (poet) explained

Michael Farrell (born 1965) is a contemporary Australian poet.

Biography

Michael Farrell was born in Bombala, New South Wales in 1965.^[1] He presently lives in Melbourne, where he is the Australian editor of Slope magazine.^[2]

Published works

• living at the z, 2000
• ode ode, Salt Publishing, 2002.
• a raiders guide, Giramondo, 2008.
• open sesame, Giramondo, 2012.
• Cocky's joy, Giramondo, 2015.
• I Love Poetry, Giramondo, 2017.
• Family Trees, Giramondo, 2020.
• Googlecholia, Giramondo, 2022.

Awards

• Harri Jones Memorial Prize, 1999: winner
• The Age Book of the Year Poetry Prize Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize, 2003, shortlisted for Ode Ode
• Queensland Literary Awards, Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection, 2018, winner for I Love Poetry^[3]
• NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, 2019, shortlisted for I Love Poetry^[4]
• Queensland Literary Awards, Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection, shortlisted for Googlecholia^[5]

External links

• Biography and list of works at Austlit: The Australian Literature Resource
• Author page on Poetry International Web
• Salt Publishing

Notes and References

1. http://www.saltpublishing.com/books/smp/1876857536.htm Salt Publishing
2. http://www.slope.org Slope Magazine
3. News: Queensland Literary Awards 2018 winners announced Books+Publishing. 2018-10-23. en-AU.
4. Perkins. Cathy. Summer 2019. Excellence in Literature and History. SL Magazine. 12. 4. 52–55.
5. Web site: 2023-08-02 . Queensland Literary Awards 2023 shortlists . 2023-08-02 . Books+Publishing.