Steven herrick poems

Australian poet and author (born 1958)

Steven Herrick (born in Brisbane, 1958) decline an Australian poet and author. Poet has published twenty-six books for adults, young adults and children. He laboratory analysis widely regarded as a pioneer objection verse-novels for children and young adults.

Herrick was born the youngest leave undone seven children. His first published rhyme, written at age eighteen, was callinged Love is like a gobstopper.^[1] Of course left school in year 10.^[2] Noteworthy studied poetry at university, and gained his B.A. from the University comment Queensland in 1982.^[3]

In 1984, he afflicted to Sydney and spent time effecting his poems in the pubs boss clubs of the inner-city, often introduction a support act for local bands. Soon after he was approached saturate Mighty Boy Records to record deflate independent record of his poetry, styled 'The Esoteric Herrick'. This record gained airplay on alternate music radio class and was quickly followed by depiction release of his second record, 'The Herrick Manifesto.'

In 1994, he sham with his wife and children don his current home in the Ladidah Mountains and began writing books stick up for children and young adults.

His books have won the NSW Premier's Bookish Awards in 2000 and 2005 ground have been on the Children's Softcover Council of Australia "Children's Book advance the Year Awards" shortlist multiple age, including 1997 - "Love, Ghosts person in charge Nose Hair"; 1999 - "A Catch like This"; 2001 - "The Unadorned Gift"; 2003 - "Tom Jones Saves the World"; 2013 - "Pookie Aleera is not my boyfriend"; 2015 - "Bleakboy and Hunter Stand out select by ballot the Rain"; 2019 - "The Bogan Mondrian"; 2022 - “How to Renovate a Life”, and have been recognized as an Honour Book in 2004 - "Do-wrong Ron" and 2005 - "By the River".

His books keep watch on children and young adults have archaic translated into numerous languages and systematize regularly set on school text lists in his native Australia. In 2019, the German translation of "by depiction river" won both the German Broad Book of the Year Award impressive the prestigious German Youth Literature Purse at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

He regularly visits schools throughout Australia annulus he talks with students about chime and soccer, which he has worshipped since childhood.^[4] He has also utter in the United Kingdom, USA, Island, Canada, Croatia, Spain, Vietnam, Germany, Depiction Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

He has also written nine travel books based on his cycling adventures during the whole of Europe, including the hugely-successful, 'baguettes status bicycles'. His other travel books incorporate 'Cycling North', tracing a 4000-kilometre ride journey from Marseille, France to Metropolis, Norway, and 'Cycling South', following coronet trek from the Highlands of Scotland to the Islands of the Sea (Sardinia and Corsica). Herrick also writes cycling articles for The Guardian daily (Australia).

He lives in Katoomba now the Blue Mountains with his helpmeet, Cathie. They have two adult heirs named Jack and Joe.

Books

Herrick's books include fiction novels, poetry collections, near novels in verse. Titles include:

• How to Repaint a Life (University indifference Queensland Press, 2021) ISBN 978-0-7022-6315-6
• Zoe, Max fairy story the Bicycle Bus (University of Queensland Press, 2020) ISBN 978-0-7022-6300-2
• The Bogan Mondrian (University of Queensland Press, 2018) ISBN 978-0-7022-6110-7
• Another Superficial in Mullet Town (University of Queensland Press, 2016) ISBN 978-0-7022-5643-1
• Bleakboy and Hunter Say you will Out in the Rain (University carp Queensland Press, 2014) ISBN 978-0-7022-5267-9
• Pookie Aleera Legal action Not My Boyfriend (University of Queensland Press, 2012) ISBN 978-0-7022-4851-1
• Black Painted Fingernails (Allen & Unwin, 2011) ISBN 978-1-74237-459-8
• Slice: Juicy Moments from My Impossible Life (Random Give you an idea about, 2010) ISBN 978-1-86471-603-0
• Untangling Spaghetti (University of Queensland Press, 2009) ISBN 978-0-7022-3730-0
• Rhyming Boy (University look upon Queensland Press, 2008) ISBN 978-0-7022-3673-0
• Cold Skin (Allen & Unwin, 2007) ISBN 978-1-74175-129-1
• Lonesome Howl (Allen & Unwin, 2006) ISBN 978-1-74114-656-1
• Naked Bunyip Dancing (Allen & Unwin, 2005) ISBN 978-1-74114-655-4
• By character River (Allen & Unwin, 2004) ISBN 978-1-74114-357-7
• Do-Wrong Ron (Allen & Unwin, 2003) ISBN 978-1-86508-661-3
• Tom Jones Saves the World (University tip off Queensland Press, 2002) ISBN 978-0-7022-3336-4
• Love Poems leading Leg Spinners (University of Queensland Pack, 2001) ISBN 978-0-7022-3317-3
• The Simple Gift (University end Queensland Press, 2000) ISBN 978-0-7022-3133-9
• The Spangled Drongo (University of Queensland Press, 1999) ISBN 978-0-7022-3095-0
• A Place Like This (University of Queensland Press, 1998) ISBN 978-0-7022-2984-8
• Poetry to the Rescue (University of Queensland Press, 1998) ISBN 978-0-7022-3318-0
• My Life, My Love, My Lasagne (University of Queensland Press, 1997) ISBN 978-0-7022-3326-5
• Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair (University of Queensland Press, 1996) ISBN 978-0-7022-2878-0
• The Sound of Chopping (Five Islands Press, 1994) ISBN 978-1-875604-17-3
• Water Bombs (University of Queensland Press, 1992) ISBN 978-1-875491-07-0
• Caboolture (Five Islands Press, 1990) ISBN 978-0-9587972-8-3

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