B. R. Dionysius
Bitter as the Cud
Poet | Brisbane
From the drowned Cretaceous sea to the suburban river flats, Dionysius writes the landscape as living memory — bitter, precise, and unafraid of the dark.
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About
The life and voice behind the work — a poet mapping Australia’s deep time and drowned country.
Books
Collections and individual poems, from the earliest work to the most recent published verse.
Blog
Notes, new work, and reflections on writing, landscape, and the long shadow of the past.
About the Poet
B. R. Dionysius was founding Director of the Queensland Poetry Festival. He is the author of one artist’s book, The Barflies’ Chorus (1995, Lyrebird Press), four poetry collections, Fatherlands (2000, Five Islands Press), Bacchanalia (2002, Interactive Press), Bowra (2013, Whitmore Press), Weranga (2013, Walleah Press), a verse novel, Universal Andalusia (2006, SOI 3) and two chapbooks, The Negativity Bin (2010, PressPress) and The Curious Noise of History (2011, Picaro Press). His ninth collection, Critical State was published in September 2022 by Calanthe Press.
