J. Richard Wrigley J. Richard Wrigley i(8167760 works by)
Born: Established: Yorkshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1993
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1 Smith Street i "Lorne. After lunch. Everyone naps but me,", J. Richard Wrigley , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australia , 12-13 August 2023; (p. 13) The Weekend Australian , 12-13 August 2023; (p. 13)
1 Distraction i "Alternate history on the big screen:", J. Richard Wrigley , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 February 2023;
1 Piano for Elephants J. Richard Wrigley , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , May vol. 29 no. 10 2022;
1 At the Wheel J. Richard Wrigley , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , March vol. 29 no. 9 2022; (p. 4)
1 Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response i "I scour the dot jpeg, a downloaded", J. Richard Wrigley , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 November 2021; (p. 18)
1 Doncaster Hill i "Despite the glamour of four hundred stores and threatened damaging winds,", J. Richard Wrigley , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24 August 2019; (p. 25)
1 Wild Water i "The Yarra Yarra, last river I swam,", J. Richard Wrigley , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Visible Ink 2017; (p. 48) Wild 2018; (p. 166)
1 y separately published work icon Honeycomb & Diamonds J. Richard Wrigley , Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2017 11070877 2017 selected work poetry

‘These poems display subtle craft and pay homage to the gift of life. They’re tough and honest at times (try 'Free-Thinker') and wryly self-alert to contradictions in the way we accept cruelty ('Mites'). They debunk 'mystic Eastern stuff' at the same time as they celebrate its inherent value and appeal. Wrigley’s care for giving others their due is evident in such poems as 'Ward Orderly', on the care and protection of fellow beings. Universally understood griefs, angers, and joys inhabit individual poems that take readers through appreciatively observed cultures and finely reported lands, to an overarching sense of gratitude for the opportunity to experience them. Tenderness and pragmatism are present in this work of maturity and vision by a most thoughtful traveller. I highly recommend it. - Michael Sharkey

‘Wrigley treats his subject matter with a kind of gentle reverence by holding his gaze steady. This is a poetry where the choice of the right word leads you in to an accuracy that opens. It is never earnest because whether Wrigley is honing in on the natural world, family members, road rage, Buddhism, his first encounter with a dead body or a mouse in a homemade trap there is always a curiosity and an acknowledgement of complexity. Sensory detail and alliterative language successfully merged with sense immerses you in this poetry of calm contemplation. - Claire Gaskin'

1 Fondue i "The ocean of molten cheese you've prepared", J. Richard Wrigley , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 6 no. 1 2016; (p. 25)
1 Otuihau J. Richard Wrigley , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Valley Micropress , January / February vol. 19 no. 1 2016; (p. 11)
1 Bhakti J. Richard Wrigley , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Valley Micropress , January / February vol. 19 no. 1 2016; (p. 11)
1 Pedoscope i "I am of that generation which has", J. Richard Wrigley , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , December vol. 24 no. 10 2016; (p. 6)
1 The Blessings of TV J. Richard Wrigley , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Penguin Days 2016;
1 Avant-Garde Performance i "Ratcheting the sun.", J. Richard Wrigley , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 November 2015; (p. 21)
1 Free-thinker J. Richard Wrigley , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Visible Ink 2015; (p. 41)
1 The Castle on the Hill i "Worlds from the Tres Riches Heures'", J. Richard Wrigley , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 December 2014; (p. 22)
1 Urban Renewal J. Richard Wrigley , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: N-Scribe , no. 8 2013; (p. 22-23)
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