Lesley Lebkowicz
Lesley Lebkowicz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 Canberra |
| Occupation | Writer |
Lesley Lebkowicz (born 1946) is an Australian poet.
Lesley Lebkowicz is a
Buddhist nun. Each year, she spends several months in Nepal
, and is the current leader of the Canberra Insight Meditation Group.
Her work has appeared on buses and is featured in the paving of Canberra city as part of a public art program. She was shortlisted for the David Campbell award for poetry in 2006, and went on to win it in 2007.[2] Lesley was one of a hundred notable Canberra writers included in the launch of the ACT Writers Showcase in 2012 to celebrate the centenary of Canberra [2]
Her book The Petrov Poems (2013), about
Bma magazine said it "turns history from dry events into ones as well-fleshed out"[4] The Rochford Street Review said "is an accomplished achievement, in which her detailed historical research, and her poetic and narrative skills blend to create a compelling evocation of a dramatic and significant period in post-war Australian political history."[5]
The book was shortlisted for the 2014 ACT Book of the Year Award and won the 2014 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards: Poetry Book Category.
Bibliography
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- Fowler, Lesley (2001). Washing my mother’s hair. Charnwood, ACT: Mockingbird.
- Fowler, Lesley (2001). Crossing the sky. Wollongong, NSW: Five Islands Press.
- The way things really are : book IV of the Sutta-Nipata. Translated by Lesley Fowler Lebkowicz; Tamara Ditrich; Primoz Pecenko. Buddhist Education Foundation. 2006.
- Lebkowicz, Lesley (2013). The Petrov Poems. Sydney: Pitt Street Poetry.
Essays and reporting
- Lebkowicz, Lesley (December 2014). "Writing The Petrov poems". The National Library of Australia Magazine. 6 (4): 20–23.
References
- ^ "Article on 2013 ACT poetry prize". Archived from the original on 8 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Lesley's ACT writers showcase page". Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- Bma magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Joanne Burns (12 September 2012). "Oscillations, Tensions and Drama: joanne burns launches 'The Petrov Poems' by Lesley Lebkowicz". Rochford Street Review. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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