Michael Farrell (born 1965) is a contemporary Australian poet.
Biography
Michael Farrell was born in Bombala, New South Wales in 1965. He presently lives in Melbourne, where he is the Australian editor of Slope magazine.
Published works
living at the z, 2000
ode ode, Salt Publishing, 2002. a raiders guide, Giramondo, 2008. open sesame, Giramondo, 2012. Cocky's joy, Giramondo, 2015. I Love Poetry, Giramondo, 2017. Family Trees, Giramondo, 2020. Googlecholia, Giramondo, 2022.
Awards
Harri Jones Memorial Prize, 1999: winner
The Age Book of the Year Poetry Prize Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize, 2003, shortlisted for Ode Ode Queensland Literary Awards, Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection, 2018, winner for I Love Poetry NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, 2019, shortlisted for I Love Poetry Queensland Literary Awards, Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection, shortlisted for Googlecholia