PIW editor and poets shortlisted for Australian poetry prize

March 27, 2009 The shortlist for the 2009 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, one of the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards, has recently been announced. Among those shortlisted is the PIW Australia domain editor, Michael Brennan, for his collection Unanimous Night. Two poets featured on PIW have also been nominated for the prize: Alan Wearne for his collection The Australian Popular Songbook and David Brooks for The Balcony. The other shortlisted poets are Sarah Holland-Batt, LK Holt and Kerry Leaves.

Previous winners of the Kenneth Slessor Prize include Les A. Murray, Robert Gray, Jill Jones, John Tranter and Kathryn Lomer.

Read more about the prize and the shortlisted poets here.