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John Leonard (poet)
John Leonard (born 1965) is an Australian poet. He was born in the UK, and from 1984 to 1987 studied at the University of Oxford. In 1991 he moved to Australia. He currently lives in Canberra, Australia, and was poetry editor of the quarterly ''Overland (magazine), Overland'' from 2003 to 2007. In 2020 he was a juror for the Montreal International Poetry Prize. Works Poetry * ''Unlove'' (1991) * ''100 Elegies for Modernity'' (1997) * ''Jesus in Kashmir'' (2003) * ''Braided Lands'' (2010) * ''A Spell, A Charm'' (2014) * ''Think of the world: Collected Poems 1986-2016'' (2016) * ''Wordfall'' (2019) Criticism * ''The Way of Poetry'' (Three Pines Press) History * ''The Reawakening: Religion and the Future of Humanity'' (2015) * ''The True History of Pocahontas'' (2015) References External linksAuthor website 1965 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking ages, and there is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951. The city is most famous as the home of the University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1209 and consistently ranks among the best universities in the world. The buildings of the university include King's College Chapel, Cavendish Laboratory, and the Cambridge University Library, one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world. The city's skyline is dominated by several college buildings, along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Marty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
