Nathan Shepherdson was born in Brisbane. He is the author of five books of poetry. He has won a number of awards including the Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize, The Newcastle Poetry Prize and the Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award. His first book Sweeping the Light Back into the Mirror (University of Queensland Press) received the Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize and The Mary Gilmore Award. The son of painter Gordon Shepherdson, he has a particular interest in the visual arts and has often collaborated with artists.
Author photo from Australian Poetry Review.
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