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Allan
Lake

Allan Lake, originally from Saskatoon, Canada, has lived in Vancouver, Cape Breton, Ibiza, Tasmania, Melbourne and Sicily. He has won Elwood Poetry Prize, Lost Tower Publications (UK) Competition and Melbourne Spoken Word Poetry Fest, and his poetry has been published in The Hong Kong Review, Quadrant Mag, Cordite Poetry Rev, The American Writers Rev, Tokyo Poetry Journal, The Antigonish Rev, New Philosopher and The Fabians Review. His latest chapbook of poems, “My Photos of Sicily”, was published by Ginninderra Press.


Allan Lake, originally from Saskatoon, Canada, has lived in Vancouver, Cape Breton, Ibiza, Tasmania, Melbourne and Sicily. He has won Elwood Poetry Prize, Lost Tower Publications (UK) Competition and Melbourne Spoken Word Poetry Fest, and his poetry has been published in The Hong Kong Review, Quadrant Mag, Cordite Poetry Rev, The American Writers Rev, Tokyo Poetry Journal, The Antigonish Rev, New Philosopher and The Fabians Review. His latest chapbook of poems, “My Photos of Sicily”, was published by Ginninderra Press.


Poet's Corner

Transportation

by Allan Lake
11 Jan 2025

All the lunchtime voices at Cafe Currawong merge, sing, talk me back to misty choral Tasmania ...

Poet's Corner

Island North of Nowhere

by Allan Lake
31 Mar 2024

Of course others claim to adore you ...

Poet's Corner

View of Mount Ossa

by Allan Lake
14 Jan 2024

During the previous millennium ...

Poet's Corner

A Black Revelation

by Allan Lake
21 Jan 2023

Poet Allan Lake came away from his most recent visit to MONA with an “indelible image” of the artwork which is the title of this poem ...

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