Name Brendan Ryan | Role Poet | |
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Books A Tight Circle, A Paddock in His Head, Why I Am Not a Farmer | ||
Brendan Ryan (born 1963 in Victoria) is a contemporary Australian poet.
Brendan Ryan grew up on a dairy farm at Panmure in Western Victoria. His poetry, reviews and essays have been published in literary journals and newspapers, including The Best Australian Poems series (Black Inc). In 2007, he was awarded the Longlines Residency at Varuna. He is the author of four collections of poetry: Why I Am Not a Farmer, 2000, A Paddock in His Head, 2007, A Tight Circle, 2008, and Travelling through the Family 2012. A new collection of poetry is forthcoming in 2015. His second collection of poetry, A Paddock in his Head was shortlisted for the 2008 ACT Poetry Prize. Travelling Through the Family, (Hunter Publishers) was published in 2012 and was shortlisted for the 2014 Victorian Premier’s Awards. He lives in Geelong, Victoria where he teaches English at a secondary college.