John Stokes is an Australian author, essayist and poet. He was born near Sydney, has lived in many parts of Australia and sends in his works for publication wherever he finds himself. His work has been widely published in Australia, Italy, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S.A.
He has won or been shortlisted for many major prizes, including the Blake, Newcastle, and Rosemary Dobson prizes for poetry, and represented Australia at international festivals. He had early training in the visual arts, then practised as a cartographer, a land surveyor,
a town and river planner, and an environmental designer. All of which may or may not have influenced this work.
