Rod Moran (born 1952) is an Australian poet and journalist.
Moran lives in Western Australia. He has written poetry, and books, as well as being a regular contributor to The West Australian newspaper on military history.
He has also won awards for his poetry. [1]
He has written books challenging significant historical issues about the Forrest River massacre, in particular the role and reliability of Ernest Gribble. [2]
He has also engaged in an extended debate with historians about the issues. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
He is also experienced in extensive oral history work from a project in Rockingham, Western Australia. [8] [9] [10]
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)John Kinsella is an Australian poet, novelist, critic, essayist and editor. His writing is strongly influenced by landscape, and he espouses an 'international regionalism' in his approach to place. He has also frequently worked in collaboration with other writers, artists and musicians.
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