Dr Robyn Rowland AO has published nine books, six of poetry, most recently Seasons of doubt & burning: new & selected poems (2010) representing 40 years of poetry. Her poetry has recently appeared in Being human (ed Neil Astley, Northumberland: Bloodaxe Books, 2011). Silence & its tongues (2006, reprinted 2008, 2009) was shortlisted for the 2007 ACT Judith Wright Poetry Prize. Robyn is winner of, among others, the Writing Spirit Poetry Award, Ireland 2010. She is a Honorary Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, and curates and presents the Poetry & Conversation Series for the Geelong Library Corporation.