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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 Canberra ( ; ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the Federation of Australia, federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's list of cities in Australia, largest in ..., Australia, and was poetry editor of the quarterly '' 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) (2010) History * ''The Reawakening: Religion and the Future of Humanity'' (2015) * ''The True H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of the City of Cambridge was 145,700; the population of the wider built-up area (which extends outside the city council area) was 181,137. (2021 census) There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age, and Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman Britain, Roman and Viking eras. The first Town charter#Municipal charters, town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951. The city is well known 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 Chap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
