Timoshenko Aslanides

Timoshenko Aslanides (born 24 December 1943) is an Australian poet.

Biography

Born in Sydney to John Paul Aslanides and Olive Emma Browne, Timoshenko Aslanides studied music at the University of Sydney and economics at The Australian National University. [http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=Akg] Aslanides began writing poetry after he moved to Canberra in 1972. His first book of poems, "The Greek Connection", was awarded the British Commonwealth Poetry Prize for 1978 for the best first book of poetry in English. [http://www.thylazine.org/thyla12/ta.html "The Australian Journal of Arts, Ethics & Literature]

Awards

* British Commonwealth Poetry Prize, 1978.
* Australian Bicentennial Literary Awards, (joint second prize), 1988
* The Canberra Times Artist of the Year, 2002.

Publications

*"Goulburn and Environs : a comprehensive guide / by Timoshenko Aslanides and Jenny Stewart, Canberra, Olive Press, 1983
*"One Hundred Riddles", Angus and Robertson, 1984
*"Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory", by Timoshenko Aslanides and Jenny Stewart, Kenthurst, N.S.W., Kangaroo Press, 1988
*"Australian Things", Ringwood, Victoria, Penguin, 1990
*"Australian Alphabet", Springwood, N.S.W.: Butterfly Books, 1992
*"Anniversaries: 366 Linked Poems, one for every day of the Australian year", Rose Bay, N.S.W., Brandl & Schlesinger, 1998
*"A Calendar of Flowers: Selected Poems 1975-2000", Wollongong, N.S.W.: Five Islands Press, 2001
*"Ruminations: Two Books of Lyric Mysticism", Port Adelaide, S. Aust.: Ginninderra Press, 2008

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