Bronwyn Lea

Bronwyn Lea is a contemporary Australian poet, academic and editor.

Bronwyn Lea
Born
Occupation(s)author, academic, editor
Known forPoetry
PartnerTerrance Montgomery
Websitebronwynlea.com

Biography

Born in Tasmania, Lea grew up in Queensland and Papua New Guinea, moving to San Diego to study at California State University.[1] She completed a PhD titled "The way into stone; To dwell in possibility: Social roles of the poet" at University of Queensland (UQ) in 2005[2] and as of 2021 is a full professor and head of the School of Communication and Arts at UQ.[3]

She was a member of the Literature Board of the Australia Council from 2005–2008.[4]

Since 2006 she has been Poetry Editor of Meanjin.[5]

Lea appeared in two events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[6]

Published works

Poetry

  • The Deep North: A selection of poems (George Braziller, 2013)
  • The Other Way Out. (Giramondo Publishing, 2008)
  • The Wooden Cat and Other Poems. (Picaro P, 2003)
  • Flight Animals. (University of Queensland Press, 2001) ISBN 0-7022-3242-4


Series Editor (with Martin Duwell)

Awards

References

  1. Bronwyn Lea Archived 17 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine (Asialink, University of Melbourne) Accessed: 24 December 2006
  2. "The way into stone / by Bronwyn Lea ; To dwell in possibility : social roles of the poet / Bronwyn Lea". University of Queensland Library. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. "Professor Bronwyn Lea". University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. Literature Board Members Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Australia Council) Accessed: 24 December 2006
  5. "Announcing Jeanine Leane as Meanjin Poetry Editor". Meanjin. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. "Brisbane Writers' Festival 2017". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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