About

John West is a prolific poet with an impressive publishing history. His poetry has appeared in newspapers and magazines world-wide, (nearly 600 poems in 100 publications, as well as ezines and his three previous collections). He has won several awards, including the Victorian Anticancer Council Poetry Prize in 1999 and the Melbourne Poets' Prize in 1998.

Proudly published by Pardalote Press

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Reviews

Praise for John West’s poetry:

"an almost unbearable honesty and attention to detail" - Warwick Wynne

"Outstanding. No technical brilliance, no clever poetic tricks…reminds me what motivates me to write poetry myself." - Shen

"tightly sustained and does not tip over into emotionalism. They are quite wonderful." - Judy Johnson

"honesty, guts and strength…maintains a fine tension between disgust and compassion" - Ed Reiss

"more good poems in Mr. West’s compassionate vein." - Les Murray

"Wow!" - Adam Ford

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