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Michael Byrne Michael Byrne i(A12476 works by)
Born: Established: 1978 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon A Life in Writing Michael Byrne , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2020 19797056 2020 single work autobiography

'A Life in Writing charts the evolution of Michael Byrne as an award-winning poet in the Australian Capital Territory. It explores, through vignettes his early life, the awakening of his desire to become a poet, his time as the new kid on the block and his arrival as a mature poet. Along the way, examples of his developing poetry are shared with the reader. The process in learning his craft, familiar to all poets, is set out with its associated highs and lows. At the same time, the book also chronicles the decline in Michaels mental health from his teenage years to the present time. It explores the link between his serious mental health issues and his poetry writing. It gives some insight into the difficulties his mental health has presented in achieving his dreams in some areas of his life.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon New & Selected Poems Michael Byrne , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2014 7906571 2014 selected work poetry

'Michael Byrne's New & Selected Poems incorporates poems written from 1995 to 2010. The first poem in the collection, 'Volutions', was written when Byrne was seventeen. The latest poem, 'Theatre', was written when he was thirty-two. New & Selected Poems takes six poems from his early collection Estuary at Dusk: Poems 1995-2000 as well as twenty poems and eight poems respectively from his award-winning collections Southbound and A Man of Emails. There are a number of new poems in the collection. New & Selected Poems encompasses the full arc of Byrne's development, from promising teenage poet to an accomplished poet in his thirties.' (Publication summary)

1 Untitled Michael Byrne , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , March no. 41 2012; (p. 20-29)

— Review of The Simplified World Petra White , 2010 selected work poetry ; Late Start, Long Journey Geoff Brougham , 2011 selected work poetry ; Postcard to Sylvia Plath Patricia Jones , 2010 selected work poetry ; High Heels and Tartan Slippers Elaine Barker , 2011 selected work poetry ; The Family Album and Other Poems Gary Langford , 2011 selected work poetry
1 A Winning Combination Michael Byrne , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 March 2012; (p. 26)

— Review of Edge Music Stuart Cooke , 2011 selected work poetry ; Water over Stone Laura Jan Shore , 2011 selected work poetry
1 Untitled Michael Byrne , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , December no. 40 2011; (p. 34-37)

— Review of Canberra & Beyond Bill Tully , 2011 selected work poetry ; The Cancellation of Clouds P. S. Cottier , 2011 selected work poetry
1 Poetic Cool with Wit and Serious Style Michael Byrne , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 November 2011; (p. 32)

— Review of Surface to Air Jaya Savige , 2011 selected work poetry
1 Untitled Michael Byrne , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , September no. 39 2011; (p. 25-27)

— Review of The Effective Butterfly Tim Metcalf , 2011 selected work poetry
1 Afloat on an Irish Songline Michael Byrne , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 September 2011; (p. 26)

— Review of This Floating World Libby Hart , 2011 selected work poetry
1 Untitled Michael Byrne , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , March no. 37 2011; (p. 30-35)

— Review of Calico Blue Pam Cole , 2010 selected work poetry ; Weight of Evidence Ros Schulz , 2010 selected work poetry ; Manuka and Beyond Bill Tully , 2010 selected work poetry
1 Theatre i "the sea delivers", Michael Byrne , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 85)
1 3 y separately published work icon Indigo Book of Australian Prose Poems Michael Byrne (editor), Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2011 Z1731936 2011 anthology poetry
1 Untitled Michael Byrne , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , September no. 35 2010; (p. 36-39)

— Review of Shearing at Coonong and Other Poems Peter Hansen , 2010 selected work poetry ; Song of the Wounded River and Other Poems Brian Wattchow , 2010 selected work poetry
1 Untitled Michael Byrne , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , June no. 34 2010; (p. 44-45)

— Review of Man Wolf Man L. K. Holt , 2007 selected work poetry
1 Untitled Michael Byrne , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , March no. 33 2010; (p. 33-35)

— Review of Urban Myths : 210 Poems : New and Selected John Tranter , 2006 selected work poetry
1 1 y separately published work icon A Man of Emails Michael Byrne , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2010 Z1679111 2010 selected work poetry
1 Knowing the Basics Michael Byrne , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , March vol. 16 no. 2 2010; (p. 8)
Michael Byrne provides tips for writers wishing to submit their work to journals.
1 Untitled Michael Byrne , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , December no. 32 2009; (p. 41-43)

— Review of What on Earth Possessed You? John Foulcher , 2008 selected work poetry
1 Untitled Michael Byrne , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , September no. 31 2009; (p. 39-43)

— Review of Southpaw: A Matter of Reversal Adrian Lane , 2008 selected work poetry ; The Day Lit by Memory Elaine Barker , 2008 selected work poetry
1 New Poetry Reviewed Michael Byrne , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , June no. 30 2009; (p. 33-41)

— Review of The Glass Violin P. S. Cottier , 2008 selected work poetry ; Silver Cord Brenda Eldridge , 2009 selected work poetry ; Luscious Glass Cage Jessica Raschke , 2008 selected work poetry ; Moments of Perfect Poise Gillian Telford , 2008 selected work poetry ; Sleeping Alone Michael Thorley , 2008 selected work poetry
1 Untitled Michael Byrne , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , December no. 28 2008; (p. 33-35)

— Review of Reading the River : Selected Poems Robert Adamson , 2004 selected work poetry
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