Andrew Lansdown

Many years ago Andrew published a selection of 18 poems by William Hart-Smith in Artlook magazine. That selection, along with Andrew’s introductory essay, has now been posted on this website. Read Hart-Smith’s superb poems here.

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Eminent Australian poet Geoff Page has given Andrew permission to use some poetry critiques from his book, 80 Great Poems from Chaucer to Now (UNSW Press, 2006).
 
Six of Geoff’s critiques have been posted on this website so far. They can be read here: 
 
T.S. Eliot, “Journey of the Magi” -
http://andrewlansdown.com/favourite-poems/ts-eliot/
Gerard Manley Hopkins, “Carrion Comfort” - [...]

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Later this year, Fremantle Press will release a collection of Andrew’s poetry in a book titled Two Poets.
 
The other poet represented in the book is Kevin Gillam.
 
Each poet has contributed a 100 page collection: Andrew’s is called The Colour of Life, while Kevin’s is called Songs Sul G.
 
Learn more about Two Poets from the Fremantle [...]

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Wombat Books has published a new collection of poetry by Andrew titled Allsorts: poetry tricks and treats.
The book contains nature, narrative, fantasy and humorous poems in free verse, rhymed verse, limercks, haiku, ballads and sonnets.
The final 70 pages of Allsorts include personal observations from the poet about the poems in the collection, lesson/writing suggestions for [...]

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Quadrant Online has published the recommendations of various eminent Australians visa vi books to read over the Christmas holidays. In his ”Christmas Books” recommendations, Hal Colebatch states:
Andrew Lansdown has published two excellent collections of poetry recently, Far from home, “poems of faith, grief and gladness” and Birds in Mind, both with Wombat publications. Unlike so many [...]

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Wombat Books has published a new collection of Andrew’s poems, titled Far from Home: Poems of faith, grief and gladness.
Far from Home contains over 180 poems, including a series of 32 dramatic monologues on the life of the prophet Elijah. Half the poems in this 224 page collection have been selected from Andrew’s earlier poetry [...]

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Out of the Asylum Writers’ Group Inc invited Andrew to judge their 2010 Spilt Ink Short Story Competition. Andrew delivered his judgements at an awards lunch at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Firday 24 September. His Judge’s Report is reproduced below:

I would like to thank Josephine Clarke for inviting me on behalf of OOTA to [...]

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The Peter Cowan Writers Centre invited Andrew to judge the 2010 Patron’s Prize Literary Competition. Andrew delivered his Judge’s Report at a prize giving ceremony on Sunday afternoon, 12 September. The following is the text of his report:

I would like to thank the Peter Cowan Writers Centre for inviting me to judge the 2010 Patron’s Prize Literary Competition. I [...]

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Andrew has been invited to read his poetry at The Gods cafe at the Australian National University in Canberra on Tuesday, 10th August. The poetry reading will start at 8.00 pm.
Dinner: Light meals are available from 6pm.
Please book at The Gods on 6248 5538.
Patrons intending to eat are asked to arrive by 6.30 to ensure [...]

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Andrew’s poem “Boat” is one of 22 poems recorded on a newly released CD titled “22″. ”Boat”, from Andrew’s book Fontanelle, is read by Andrew himself.
Produced by writingWA in collaboration with the Western Australian Department of Education and with investment from the Western Australian Department of Culture and the Arts, “22” is a poetry resource that has been developed [...]

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The May 2010 issue of Quadrant magazine contains a review by Hal Colebatch of Andrew’s latest poetry collection, Birds in Mind: Australian Nature Poems. The review, titled “Resonance in the Natural World”, begins:
Andrew Lansdown is one of a very small handful of West Australians who, for more than 30 years, has committed himself steadfastly to [...]

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The Australian Poetry Centre has invited Andrew to be a guest of the Salt on the Tongue Poetry Festival in Goolwa, South Australia. Andrew will give two readings at the Festival, which will run over the ANZAC weekend, from 23-26 April.
Festival details can be viewed on the APC website at http://www.australianpoetrycentre.org.au/?page_id=846 
The full program can be [...]

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Andrew has been invited to read poetry at Voicebox on Thursday, 4 February 2010.
Voicebox is a monthly poetry reading run by Josephine Clarke at the Tropicana Cafe in High Street (near the Victoria Hall), Fremantle. The readings start at 7.30 pm.
Andrew will read from his new collection of poetry, Birds in Mind. Come and hear [...]

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Recently noticed, this comment about (among others) Andrew published in The Australian newspaper earlier this year and written by the esteemed Austalian poet, Geoffrey Lehmann:
 
If I were to prepare an alphabetical list of Australian poets who are outstanding and whose first books have been published since 1980, my list would be ridiculously long. It would [...]

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The Katharine Susannah Prichard Foundation invited Andrew to judge the 2009 Karen W Treanor Poetry Awards. Andrew delivered his Judge’s Report at the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, 6 December. He said:

I was pleased to receive an invitation by the Katharine Susannah Prichard Foundation to judge the Karen W Treanor Poetry Awards. Given that this is the [...]

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