Michael Byrne (poet)
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Michael Byrne is an Australian poet.
Byrne lives in Canberra and in 2006 was awarded the ACT Writing and Publishing Awards for his book of poetry, Southbound. [1]
Michael Patrick Byrne (born 28 April 1978) is an Australian poet, reviewer, anthologist and freelance poetry tutor. He was born in Sydney, spent his early childhood in Tuross Head on the New South Wales South Coast and came to Canberra in 1987. Byrne graduated from Radford College in 1996. In 1998 he undertook an Arts degree from the Australian National University, completing it in 2001. In 2003 he undertook a Masters in Journalism from the University of Wollongong, completing it in 2004. In 2007, he worked for The Word Magazine for two months as a journalist, salesman and researcher. In March 2008, he had two poems published in Quadrant.
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[edit] Awards
- 1996: The Canberra Times Young Writers Competition (College Poetry) first prize for ‘Estuary at Dusk’.
- 2006: Winner of the ACT Writing and Publishing Award for Poetry for Southbound.
[edit] Readings
- 1999: Young Poets Reading, Chat’s Café, ANU Campus.
- 2004: New Voices Reading, Red Belly Black, Civic.
- 2007: Emerging Poets Reading, The God’s Café, ANU Campus.
[edit] Books
- 2001: Estuary at Dusk: Poems 1995-2000, Ginninderra Press. ISBN 1 74027 123 8
- 2005: Southbound, Ginninderra Press. ISBN 1 74027 290 0
- 2006: On Common Water (Editor), Ginninderra Press. ISBN 1 74027 362 1
