Image: ‘Golden Repair’ by Janaki Peart
Louise is a Sydney poet whose work has appeared in Best Australian Poems (2012 & 2015), Cordite, Meanjin, Westerly and other publications. Her poem ‘Hot Clouds’ was Highly Commended in the 2018 Judith Wright Poetry Prize and in 2020 her poem ‘History of Sadness’ was Highly Commended in the Blake Poetry Prize. She holds a PhD in Australian Postmodern Romantic Poetry from Western Sydney University. Louise’s first collection Golden Repair is available now from Giramondo Publishing.
Photo by Roland Walker
Publications
Windows in Cordite
Marrickville in Cordite
Hot Clouds in Other Terrain Journal (this poem was also Highly Commended in the 2017 Judith Wright Poetry Prize)
Poets on Porches Drinking Tea in Meanjin (interview with poet, novelist & screenwriter Luke Davies)
My Friend’s Mum in Cordite
Amaranthine in Meanjin
In the Meantime in Cordite
The Rainbow Bird in Cordite
News
Read Louise’s Author’s Note on her collection Golden Repair.
An analysis of Louise’s poem Marrickville by Thomas Moody was published in August 2023 on the Best American Poetry Blog.
Louise appears as a guest on episodes 190 and 191 of the Poetry Says podcast: John Forbes, a Pastoral pt. 1 and John Forbes, a Pastoral pt. 2.
Louise’s poem History of Sadness was Highly Commended in the 2020 Blake Poetry Prize. Congratulations to the winner Judith Nangala Crispin, and to all the other shortlisted poets.
In September 2020 Louise helped Melbourne poet Alice Allan launch her first collection The Empty Show. Congratulations to Alice! The online launch can be viewed here.
Louise’s poem “Body Worlds” was featured in the Poetry Listening Lounge, which is part of the 2020 Western Sydney University Research Creation Showcase.
Watch Judith Nangala Crispin and Louise chat with James Roy from Westwords about the 2020 Blake Poetry Prize.
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