Rate My Professor Bronwyn Lea

Lea's scholarly and creative output is substantial, with 104 works documented in UQ eSpace spanning 2000 to 2026. Her poetry collections include Flight Animals (University of Queensland Press, 2001), The Wooden Cat and Other Poems (Picaro Press, 2003), The other way out (Giramondo Publishing, 2008), and The deep north: a selection of poems (George Braziller, 2013). She co-edited the prestigious Best Australian Poetry series from 2005 to 2009 with Martin Duwell, curating selections of outstanding poems from Australia's literary journals. Key book chapters feature "Poetics and poetry" in The Cambridge Companion to Creative Writing (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and recent contributions such as "Entry wound" (Australian Poetry, 2025), "The Shape of Air," and "The Way It Moves Around You" in Belonging (Australian Catholic University, 2025). Lea regularly publishes reviews and poems in leading outlets including Australian Book Review, Poetry Ireland Review, Antipodes, and Island, covering contemporary poetry, theatre, and literature. Her contributions extend to newspaper articles in The Conversation, The Guardian, and The Australian, and she serves as a media expert on Australian poetry, publishing, and literary studies. Lea's work has shaped creative writing pedagogy and the discourse on Australian literature through her editorial, supervisory, and authorial roles.