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Bronwyn Lea Bronwyn Lea i(A57707 works by)
Born: Established: 1969 Launceston, Northeast Tasmania, Tasmania, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Nomads and Timid Souls : Two New Short-story Collections Bronwyn Lea , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 414 2019; (p. 26-27)

— Review of Here Until August : Stories Josephine Rowe , 2019 selected work short story ; This Taste for Silence : Stories Amanda O'Callaghan , 2019 selected work short story

'The inciting incident in Josephine Rowe’s short story ‘Glisk’ (winner of the 2016 Jolley Prize) unpacks in an instant. A dog emerges from the scrub and a ute veers into oncoming traffic. A sedan carrying a mother and two kids swerves into the safety barrier, corroded by the salt air, and disappears over a sandstone bluff. Three-quarters of a family are erased. And it all happens ‘in a glisk’, Fynn, the driver of the ute, will say years later.' (Introduction)

1 Lost World Sonnets i "In my mind he is always half the age", Bronwyn Lea , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 410 2019; (p. 57)
1 Bete Noire Bronwyn Lea , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 410 2019; (p. 38)

'According to the AFP, two Australians under the age of eighteen are reported missing every hour. Most are found alive, fairly quickly, but an unlucky few will progress to the category of long-term missing persons. From the Beaumont children of the 1960s to the more recent disappearance of toddler William Tyrrell, vanishing children have long troubled the Australian imagination. But the nightmare for their families is not one from which they can easily unsubscribe. Denied confirmation of life or death, families are suspended in an immiscible admixture of grief and hope. Peggy Frew’s third novel, Islands, brings a sympathetic eye to this painful subject.'  (Introduction)

1 Scenes from a Marriage Bronwyn Lea , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 397 2017; (p. 69) ABR : Arts 2017;

'Famous couples from literature – from Romeo and Juliet to Bridget Jones and Mark Darcy – have enacted storylines built around rituals of courtship and the obstacles they face on the way to marrying. While the ‘marriage plot’ has never gone out of fashion – kept alive, in good part, by Hollywood’s penchant for the rom-com – changing times have led to the emergence of the ‘divorce plot’. Nora and Torvald from Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House – which enraged audiences when it premièred in 1879 because of its harsh critique of the ‘holy covenant’ of marriage – might be seen as the ur-couple of this growing genre.' (Introduction)

1 Zeitgeist i "We admire it because it disdains to destroy us:", Bronwyn Lea , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 391 2017; The Best Australian Poems 2017 2017; (p. 113)
1 Jeff Eating Ilona i "White light winces through Murano glass", Bronwyn Lea , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , no. 144 2016; (p. 103)
1 Blow Job (Kama Sutra) i "She and he are the yellow of daffodils", Bronwyn Lea , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2016 2016; (p. 117) Island , no. 144 2016; (p. 102)
1 Australian Poetry Now Bronwyn Lea , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: Poetry , May 2016; (p. 185-191)
'Once asked what poets can do for Australia, A.D. Hope replied: “They can justify its existence.” Such has been the charge of Australian poets, from Hope himself to Kenneth Slessor, Judith Wright to Les Murray, Anthony Lawrence to Judith Beveridge: to articulate the Australian experience so that it might live in the imagination of its people. While the presence and potency of the Australian landscape remains an abiding interest, a great deal of Australian poetry has been innovative and experimental, with poets such as Robert Adamson, Michael Dransfield, Vicki Viidikas, John Forbes, Gig Ryan,   J.S. Harry, and Jennifer Maiden leading the way. The richness, strength, and vitality of Australian poetry is marked by a prodigious diversity that makes it as exhilarating to survey as it is challenging to encapsulate.' (Introduction)
1 The Lives of Others : Lionel Shriver and the Moral Limits of Fiction Waleed Aly , Bronwyn Lea , Scott Stephens , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2016;
'Lionel Shriver's opening address to the Brisbane Writers Festival caused quite a stir. She offered up a vigorous defence of the right of fiction writers to utilise the experiences of people of other genders, races, cultures, physical abilities and so on.' (Introduction)
1 Brisbane Writers Festival : Malouf on Poetry : Bronwyn Lea in Conversation with David Malouf Bronwyn Lea , 2014 single work interview
— Appears in: One Page : Brisbane , September vol. 1 no. 9 2014; (p. 10-11)
1 Ambiguous Agnes Bronwyn Lea , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 351 2013;

— Review of Burial Rites Hannah Kent , 2013 single work novel
1 Port Moresby i "I am squatting on the steps", Bronwyn Lea , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 27 no. 2 2013; (p. 212)
1 2 y separately published work icon The Deep North : A Selection of Poems Bronwyn Lea , New York (City) : George Braziller , 2013 6844053 2013 selected work poetry

'The Braziller Series of Australia Poets continues with the acclaimed poet, Bronwyn Lea, deemed "the brightest light to emerge in Australian poetry" in many years (Geoffrey Lehmann, Weekend Australian). Lea's work is a brilliant mapping of the overlapping regions of our sensual, psychic and emotional worlds, presented with a linguistic and intellectual bravura that makes this a captivating collection.' (Publication summary)

1 Pleasures of Aporia Bronwyn Lea , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 354 2013; (p. 64)

— Review of Six Different Windows Paul Hetherington , 2013 selected work poetry
1 The Mere Self Bronwyn Lea , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 341 2012; (p. 64)

— Review of Late Night Shopping Rhyll McMaster , 2012 selected work poetry
1 Bronwyn Lea Replies: Bronwyn Lea , 2012 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 340 2012; (p. 3)
Bronwyn Lea responds to the views put by Michael Jorgensen in his criticism of her review of Carrie Tiffany's Mateship with Birds.
1 Dubious Lessons Bronwyn Lea , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 338 2012; (p. 27)

— Review of Mateship with Birds Carrie Tiffany , 2012 single work novel
1 Powers We Pretend to Understand : Anna Funder’s All That I Am Bronwyn Lea , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 June 2012;

— Review of All That I Am Anna Funder , 2011 single work novel
1 1 y separately published work icon Australian Poetry Journal APJ Bronwyn Lea (editor), Michael Sharkey (editor), 2011 Melbourne : Australian Poetry , 2011- Z1806895 2011 periodical (18 issues) (taught in 1 units) 'Our vision is to establish a well-respected journal of modern Australian poetry that is utilised by poets, students of poetry and poetry enthusiasts alike. The journal will reflect current priorities and trends in the poetry industry.

'Australian Poetry Members will receive the AP journal as part of their membership.'

Source: Australian Poetry website, http://www.australianpoetry.org/
Sighted: 15/09/2011
1 The Flood i "What do they know of war", Bronwyn Lea , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , June vol. 6 no. 5 2011; (p. 21) Thirty Australian Poets 2011; (p. 164-165) The Turnrow Anthology of Contemporary Australian Poetry 2014; (p. 314-315)
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