About Les Wicks
Les Wicks is an Australian poet, publisher, and editor who was born on June 15, 1955. He is the author of fifteen poetry books. For over 50 years Wicks has performed widely in Australia & internationally . Published/broadcast in over 500 different channels, magazines, anthologies & newspapers across 39 countries in 17 languages. Has conducted workshops around Australia, edited various projects over the decades, latest being Class (2024) & runs Meuse Press which focuses on poetry outreach projects like poetry on buses & poetry published on the surface of a river. His 15th book of poetry is Time Taken – New & Selected (Puncher & Wattmann, 2022). He is also the recipient of many awards, including the 2024 Boao International Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2025 Silk Road Oceanian Poet of the Year.Browse all poems and texts published on Les Wicks
