mike-hopkins
Australian
Mike has won poetry prizes in South Australia, been broadcast on radio, printed in newspapers and in a number of anthologies. His collection “Mistaken for a Real Poet” was published by in Australia in 2011, in the Friendly Street “New Poets” series. / / Mike also performs his poetry in poetry slams and readings, and has competed in the State heats of the Australian Poetry Slam. His poetry covers many forms, both traditional and modern. His topics include personal, social, environmental and political themes, often with a strong humorous element. / / John Miles said of Mike: / ‘ Here is the sardonic and wry mixed just about faultlessly with the sincere and heartfelt .. the author makes sure it is himself being looked at in any cutting light .. it turns out to be the poet himself ... held up for yet another cutting or frank touch. But there is art here as well as artfulness, in the collection showing a literate skill in poem construction, imagery and approach.’
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