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Australian Joanna Preston married a New Zealander and moved to Christchurch in 1993. In 2003 she re-located to Ilkey Moor, West Yorkshire. She has studied philosophy at the University of Glamorgan.
yTumbleDunedin:University of Otago Press,2021250917792021selected work poetry
'In tumble, Joanna Preston’s bold and original voice swoops the reader from the ocean depths to the roof of the world, from nascent saints, Viking raids and fallen angels to talking cameras and an astronaut in space.
'This beautifully crafted collection traverses the lyric, free verse and traditional forms. It’s earthy and embodied, while at the same time woven through with myth and magical realism. Always, the human heartbeat is at stake, as Preston explores love, loss, longing and lust – how we stumble, how we soar.'