Robyn Rowland Robyn Rowland i(A12753 works by) (a.k.a. Robyn Lea Rowland)
Born: Established: 1952 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Irish
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Noted internationally for her critiques of reproductive technology and genetic engineering, Robyn Rowland 'has been consulted by governments and agencies around the world for her work' in this field. She has been Professor of Social Inquiry at Deakin University, 'addressed the House of Lords, London, on embryo experimentation', and in 1996 was 'made an Officer in the Order of Australia for her contribution to higher education and women's health'. Her work in this area includes the publications, Living Laboratories: Women and Reproductive Technologies (1992) and Woman Herself: A Transdisciplinary Perspective on Women's Identity (1988).

In addition to her substantial academic career, Rowland has written poetry that has been widely published both in Australia and overseas, including Ireland, Japan, Canada, the United States and New Zealand. Described as a 'fluent, eloquent poet', Rowland has drawn inspiration from her heritage as a third generation Irish Australian. During a span of twenty years, she spent time living and working in Ireland and the resonance of these experiences has been reflected in her writing.

She won the Catalpa Poetry Prize and Overall Writer Prize for her poetry from the Australian-Irish Heritage Association in 2002.

(Sources: Fiery Waters, 2001; Silence and Its Tongues, 2006; Shadows at the Gate, 2004)

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2023 highly commended ACU Prize for Poetry for 'Dismantling'.
2012 Australia Council Literature Board Grants Grants for Established Writers $40,000 for poetry.
1996 Order of Australia Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) For contribution to higher education and women's health.

Awards for Works

Precision i "After the war he set up strict tempo in the ballroom—", 2023 single work single work poetry
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 36 no. 1 2023; (p. 17-18)
2022 finalist AAALS Creative Writing Competition Poetry
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