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Jonathan Hadwen Jonathan Hadwen i(A110665 works by)
Born: Established: 1977 Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Spanish Poems i "The first day of summer –", Jonathan Hadwen , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: StylusLit , September no. 2 2017;
1 2 y separately published work icon All That Wasted Heat Jonathan Hadwen , Pascoe Vale : Vine Leaves Press , 2017 11412355 2017 selected work short story

'Part observation, part imaginings, this string of short vignettes walks us through an urban and psychological landscape of Australia—the isolation and loneliness of city life—that is both unsettling and serene.

'From the very first lines you’ll be transported back into your years of city living, when you lived in such painful proximity to people that you knew their daily schedules, the sound of their coughing, the sounds of their sobbing, the blur of the news on their small TVs, and the smells of their cooking. You’ll build up a picture of a man living alone in an apartment—a small balcony his window to the world—making small forays to the local café or the local bookshop. You’ll watch the crows, the basil plant that has gone to seed. You’ll worry that if you buy a typewriter it will upset the very same neighbour who has no qualms about sending her cigarette smoke drifting in your direction.

'Jonathan Hadwen paints a world full of characters and character. He seeks out the noise and the clamour of his world, and then finds the quiet that stitches it all together.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 3:00 a.m. i "3:00 a.m.", Jonathan Hadwen , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 6 no. 1 2016; (p. 28)
1 The Sacred in the Secular Jonathan Hadwen , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Foam:e , March no. 13 2016;

— Review of Prayers of a Secular World 2015 anthology poetry
1 For a Boy Jonathan Hadwen , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Grieve : Stories and Poems for Grief Awareness Month 2016 2016;
1 Coming to Bed Late After Reading Wang Wei i "It was a warm day.", Jonathan Hadwen , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 2 2015; (p. 83)
1 Untitled i "I hang my clothes on my indoor line -", Jonathan Hadwen , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 60 no. 1 2015; (p. 46)
1 Untitled i "I keep dinner simple tonight -", Jonathan Hadwen , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 60 no. 1 2015; (p. 45)
1 Three Short Poems i "the rain settling in", Jonathan Hadwen , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 60 no. 1 2015; (p. 44)
1 Low Tide i "The river has dragged itself out and the banks", Jonathan Hadwen , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Regime , no. 5 2015; (p. 38)
1 Riding i "Sometimes I imagine we go riding", Jonathan Hadwen , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Regime , no. 5 2015; (p. 37)
1 His Home Is in the Mountains Now Jonathan Hadwen , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Foam:e , March no. 12 2015;

— Review of Open House David Brooks , 2015 selected work poetry
1 Editorial Angela Gardner , Jonathan Hadwen , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Foam:e , March no. 12 2015;
1 Fragment #68 i "A siren hides among", Jonathan Hadwen , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Tincture Journal , Autumn no. 9 2015; (p. 94)
1 Untitled i "when you lower yourself", Jonathan Hadwen , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blue Pepper 2005-;
1 We Sadden i "We sadden, as the chill of age", Jonathan Hadwen , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: One Page : Brisbane , vol. 1 no. 10 2014; (p. 28) Collected Fiction and Poetry 2014 2014;
1 Golden Beach, Caloundra i "A gust brings rain over Pumicestone Passage,", Jonathan Hadwen , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: One Page : Brisbane , September vol. 1 no. 9 2014; (p. 18) Collected Fiction and Poetry 2014 2014;
1 Outside My Window i "I should listen more", Jonathan Hadwen , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: One Page : Brisbane , September vol. 1 no. 9 2014; (p. 12) Collected Fiction and Poetry 2014 2014;
1 In the Neighbourhood i "I drive out to see a friend. He lives out west in a suburb that was brand-new about thirty years ago, but is now a bit run-down. I drive through", Jonathan Hadwen , 2014 single work poetry prose
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , October no. 16 2014;
1 Sonnet No. 1 i "Of some things there'll be no forgetting,", Jonathan Hadwen , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: One Page : Brisbane , August vol. 1 no. 8 2014; (p. 25) Collected Fiction and Poetry 2014 2014;
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