John Kinsella

John Kinsella is the author of over fifty books of poetry, fiction, criticism, plays and cross-genre work. His many awards include the Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry, the Victorian premier’s Award for Poetry, the John Bray Award for Poetry, the Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Poetry (twice) and the Western Australian Premier’s Award for Poetry (three times). He is a frequent collaborator with other poets, writers, activists, artists and musicians. He is a committed environmental and rights activist. He is Emeritus Professor of Literature and Environment at Curtin University, Western Australia, a Fellow of Churchill College Cambridge, Adjunct Professor with the School of Humanities at UWA and an Affiliated Scholar with Kenyon College, Ohio. He lives on Ballardong Noongar country at ‘Jam Tree Gully’ in the Western Australian wheatbelt. In 2007 he received the Christopher Brennan Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry.