Puncher & Wattmann
Simon West was born in Melbourne in 1974. He is the author of one previous volume of poetry, First Names, which was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2007 and won the William Baylebridge Memorial Prize.
He has also published The Selected Poetry of Guido Cavalcanti (Troubador Publishing, 2009) and most recently The Yellow Gum’s Conversion, which was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards.
Other awards include the Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship and the BR Whiting Residency.
Simon is represented in anthologies including Thirty Australian Poets (UQP) and Young Poets: An Australian Anthology (John Leonard Press).
Puncher and Wattmann titles by Simon West
Carol and Ahoy
- on other websites:
- launch speeches or articles: Simon West ‘Carol and Ahoy’ launch by Chris Andrews
- samples: Simon West, ‘Winter: Prali’
- on other websites:
Simon West, "Poetry Out of Nothing" AALITRA Review No.6 2013
Simon West, "These Living Walls of Jet: Visiting the Open Houses of Poetry" Cordite
- samples: Simon West, ‘Volatiles’
- reviews: Simon West, ‘The Ladder’ in Cordite
- reviews: Simon West, ‘The Ladder’ in Australian Poetry Review
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