John Leonard (poet)

For the American critic, see John Leonard (critic).

John Leonard
Born1965 (age 60–61)
Cambridge, England, UK
OccupationPoet

John Leonard (born 1965) is an Australian poet.

He was born in the UK, and from 1984 to 1987 studied at the University of Oxford. In 1991 he moved to Australia, where he graduated from the University of Queensland with a PhD.

He lives in Canberra, Australia, where he works in the public service. He was poetry editor of the quarterly Overland from 2003 to 2007. In 2020 he was a juror for the Montreal International Poetry Prize.

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