Marian Spires
Marian Spires is a poet, writer and teacher who explores the internal landscapes of personal and cultural myths with concrete language. She has performed her poetry on radio, television, at festivals and featured at poetry events. Her first collection, red angels rising, was published by Woorilla (2004).
In 2009, she won the MWF Poetry Idol and used her prize money to travel to Europe to view the original canvases and walk the landscapes where Vincent van Gogh painted. Her verse novel about van Gogh called Knowing Vincent (Picaro Press) was launched at the 2010 Melbourne Writers' Festival.
Recently she completed her first adult historical/surreal novel, Undertow, about life, love and loss on the west coast of Elizabethan Ireland.
In 2009, she won the MWF Poetry Idol and used her prize money to travel to Europe to view the original canvases and walk the landscapes where Vincent van Gogh painted. Her verse novel about van Gogh called Knowing Vincent (Picaro Press) was launched at the 2010 Melbourne Writers' Festival.
Recently she completed her first adult historical/surreal novel, Undertow, about life, love and loss on the west coast of Elizabethan Ireland.
