Geoff’s Poetry at Smiths: Peter Boyle + Paul Magee

Entry $10 / $5. NO open mic.

The next in Geoff Page’s monthly reading series will feature Peter Boyle from Sydney and Paul Magee from Canberra.

Peter Boyle is a Sydney-based poet and translator of poetry from Spanish. He is the author of eleven books of poetry, most recently Companions, Ancestors, Inscriptions (Vagabond Press, 2024). He has published nine books as a translator of poetry from Spanish. His poetry collections have won numerous awards, including the New South Wales Premier's, the Adelaide Festival Award and the Queensland Premier's Poetry Award. After teaching for many years with TAFE NSW, Peter completed a doctorate in Creative Arts from the University of Western Sydney.

Paul Magee studied in Melbourne, Moscow, San Salvador and Sydney. His first book of poems, Cube Root of Book (John Leonard Press, 2006), was shortlisted in the Innovation category of the 2008 Adelaide Festival Awards for literature. His second, Stone Postcard (John Leonard Press, 2014), was named in Australian Book Review as one of the books of the year for 2014. Paul’s third book of poems, Later Unearthed, was published by Puncher & Wattman in April 2025. Paul is Professor of Poetry at the University of Canberra, where he directs the Centre for Creative and Cultural Research.

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