Edwin James (‘Peter’) Wilson

Who is Edwin James (‘Peter’) Wilson?

Edwin James (‘Peter’) Wilson is an Australian poet, painter, and lapsed scientist, with a strong interest in history. Born: 27 October 1942, Lismore, New South Wales

Occupations: Science teacher; lecturer Armidale Teachers’ College; Education Officer, The Australian Museum,; Community Relations, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney; Hon. Research Associate.

Genres: Author of 21 books, including poetry, about poetry, prose, memoirs, and social history.

Notables: The Wishing Tree and Poetry of Place, Falling Up Into Verse, The Mullumbimby Kid, and New Selected Poems.

Works: Articles and poems published in numerous Journals and Magazines. Published books include:

Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney (Ed.)1982, Banyan, 1984, Liberty, Egality, Fraternity! 1985, The Dragon Tree, 1986, Discovering the Domain, 1987, Wild Tamarind, 1989, Falling Up Into Verse, 1990, Songs of the Forest, 1991, The Rose Garden, 1992, The Wishing Tree, 1993, The Botanic Verses, 1997, Chaos Theory, 1998, Cosmos Seven, 2000, The Mullumbimby Kid: A Portrait of the Poet as a Child, 2001, Cedar House, 2002, Asteroid Belt, 2002, Anthology: Collected Poems 2004, Poetry of Place, 2006, The Melancholy Dane: A Portrait of the Poet as a Young Man, 2009, My Brother Jim, 2010, New Selected Poems 2010, The Mullumbimby Kid 2012, New Collected Poems 2012, and Oliver Bainbridge - Lord Nelson's Great Grandson? 2013.