Aidan Coleman (born 1976) is an Australian

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

and speechwriter.

Background

Born in

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, Aidan Coleman grew up in

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, and emigrated to Australia when he was eight. He studied at the

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, and taught secondary English and History for a number of years before becoming a speechwriter. His poetry collections have been shortlisted for the NSW Premiers' Kenneth Slessor Prize, the

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and the

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Bibliography

Poetry (chapbooks)

''The Main North Road'' - Vagabond Press, 2002 ''Sun In Winter'' - Picaro Press, 2010

Poetry (full collections)

''Avenues & Runways'' - Brandl & Schlesinger, 2006 ''Asymmetry'' - Brandl & Schlesinger, 2012 ''Mount Sumptuous'' - Wakefield Press, 2020

Anthologies (as editor/coeditor)

''Catch Fire: Friendly Street Poets 33'' - Wakefield Press, 2009 ''Light and Glorie'' - Pantaenus Press, 2012

Educational Texts (as coauthor)

Insight Shakespeare Plays - Insight Publications, 2008-2014 Titles in the series: ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Macbeth'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Othello'', ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''King Lear'', ''Julius Caesar'', ''Hamlet''

References

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