Elizabeth Allen is a poet from

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. Her poetry has been published in several Australian literary journals and magazines including ''

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''. Her 2012 book, ''Body Language'', won the

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Works

Poems

*At Winton *News from home *Statistic *Wet Sunday afternoon *Two years on *Bloom *Corner *Dying *I lie down *Present *I do not know what shape *Your life *Walking to Greenwich Baths *The School Teacher

Collections

* ''Forgetful Hands'' (Vagabond Press, 2005) * ''Body Language'' (Vagabond Press, 2012) * ''Present'' (Vagabond Press, 2017)

References

External links

* * Australian women poets Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian poets 21st-century Australian women writers People educated at Redlands, Cremorne {{Australia-writer-stub