Aidan Coleman (poet)
Aidan Coleman (born 1976) is an Australian poet and speechwriter.
Background
[edit]Born in Aberystwyth, Wales, Aidan Coleman grew up in Nottingham, England, and emigrated to Australia when he was eight. He studied at the University of Adelaide, and taught secondary English and History for a number of years before becoming a speechwriter.[1]
His poetry collections have been shortlisted for the NSW Premiers' Kenneth Slessor Prize,[2] the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[3] and the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]Poetry (chapbooks)
[edit]The Main North Road - Vagabond Press, 2002
Sun In Winter - Picaro Press, 2010
Poetry (full collections)
[edit]Avenues & Runways - Brandl & Schlesinger, 2006
Asymmetry - Brandl & Schlesinger, 2012
Mount Sumptuous - Wakefield Press, 2020
Anthologies (as editor/coeditor)
[edit]Catch Fire: Friendly Street Poets 33 - Wakefield Press, 2009
Light and Glorie - Pantaenus Press, 2012
Educational Texts (as coauthor)
[edit]Insight Shakespeare Plays - Insight Publications, 2008-2014
Titles in the series: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Hamlet
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