Les Wicks | |
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| Born | 15 June 1955 |
| Occupation | Poet, publisher, editor, workshop coordinator |
| Known for | Poetry |
| Website | http://leswicks.tripod.com/lw.htm |
Les Wicks (born 15 June 1955) is an Australian poet, publisher and editor. He has a long list of achievements in writing, publishing and broadcasting. This includes the publication of fifteen books of poetry.
Wicks grew up in western suburbs Sydney. He studied for a Bachelor of Arts in History at Macquarie University and worked at a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled jobs while living in Sydney and London.
In the late 1970s, he established Meuse publications (with Bill Farrow) which mixed text and graphics. He helped set up the Poets Union in NSW. From the 1980s, he worked as a union industrial advocate for several unions after obtaining a Graduate Diploma in Industrial Law from the University of Sydney.
Les Wicks has been widely published... appearances in over 400 different magazines, anthologies & newspapers etc across 33 countries in 15 languages. Readings/presentations/performance of works go into the many hundreds but include: several Sydney Festivals, several Sydney Writers’ Festivals including 2013, 2011 to date member Harbour City Poets. Tasmanian Poetry Festival, Qld Poetry Festival, Overload, Art Gallery NSW, Harold Park Hotel, Kinselas, Sydney/Macquarie/Charles Sturt Unis, Martin Place, Long Bay Gaol, Montsalvat, Parliament House (NSW), National Poetry Centre (London), NSW Writers’ Centre, Byron Writers Festival, State Library NSW Literary Weekend, CBC (Can), Colombia Television, Fiptr.com (Can), Radio National, 2BL, 2NC, 2UE, 2GB, 2JJJ, 2RES, 2SER, Writers' Radio, Dan O’Connell, Australian Made Poetry, Regional ABC (Riverina, Nth Coast & Broken Hill), Australian Poetry Festival, Castlemaine State Festival, Newcastle Writers Festival, Noosa Long Weekend, Shoalhaven Poetry Festival, Contemporary Australian Fiction Festival, Broken Hill Poetry Festival.
Tours:- 2021 International Festival of Poetry and Liquor (e), Vessels of Love, Chengdu International Poetry Week (e), International Festival of Poetry & Liquor (e), Kerala Literature Festival (e) - 2020 14 Festival Mundial de Poesia de Venezuela (e),Festival International de Poesia de Medellin (e), GeneSiir festival (e), La Voce dei Poeti (e), Pinecone BigO (e) - 2019 Newcastle Canberra Melbourne Perth & Chengdu Int Poetry Week - 2018 Kerala Literature Festival, Chair Poetry Evenings Kolkata - 2016 Vilenica Int Lit Fest, Kosovo Int. Poe. Fest., Bellingen R&W Fest. - 2015 Festival de Poesia de Nicaragua & Istanbul International Poetry Festival - 2014 World Poetry Festival Delhi, Austin International Poetry Festival, Beyond Baroque (LA) & Struga Poetry Evenings - 2013 International Poetry Festival Medellin - 2011 International Literary Festival, Lviv, Ukraine, Noosa Long Weekend - 2009 12000 km book programme Adelaïde, Perth, Newcastle, West NSW & Melbourne - Festival International de la Poesie 2006 Quebec - South Coast WC workshopping project 2005 - Book tour – Melb., Wagga, Tumbarumba, Broken Hill 2004 - Litlink Tour - SW & Central West NSW 2000.
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