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Michael Farrell (born 1965) is a contemporary Australian
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Biography

Michael Farrell was born in
Bombala, New South Wales Bombala is a town in the Monaro region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is approximately south of the state capital, Sydney, and south of the town of Cooma. The name derives from an Aborigina ...
in 1965. He presently lives in
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...
, where he is the Australian
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of ''Slope'' magazine.


Published works

* ''living at the z'', 2000 * ''ode ode'',
Salt Publishing Salt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched ''Salt Magazine'' in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry ...
, 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 ''The Age'' Book of the Year Awards were annual literary awards presented by Melbourne's ''The Age'' newspaper. The awards were first presented in 1974. After 1998, they were presented as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival. Initially, two awa ...
Poetry Prize
Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize ''The Age'' Book of the Year Awards were annual literary awards presented by Melbourne's ''The Age'' newspaper. The awards were first presented in 1974. After 1998, they were presented as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival. Initially, two awar ...
, 2003, shortlisted for ''Ode Ode'' *
Queensland Literary Awards The Queensland Literary Awards is an awards program established in 2012 by the Queensland literary community, funded by sponsors and administered by the State Library of Queensland. Like the former Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, the QLAs ...
, Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection, 2018, winner for ''I Love Poetry'' *
NSW Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, also known as the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, were first awarded in 1979. They are among the richest literary awards in Australia. Notable prizes include the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, t ...
, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, 2019, shortlisted for ''I Love Poetry''


References


External links


Biography and list of works at Austlit: The Australian Literature Resource

Author page on Poetry International Web


1965 births Living people Australian male poets People from Bombala, New South Wales {{Australia-poet-stub