Critical State
B. R. Dionysius
Critical State is a collection of poetry about Queensland, articulating concerns about habitat loss and the extinction of local species. The anthology addresses history, loss, discovery and the ever diminishing diversity of our environment with intensity, metaphor, clear-eyed detail and rhythmic language.
Brett Dionysius
B. R. Dionysius was founding Director of the Queensland Poetry Festival. His poetry has been widely published in literary journals, anthologies, newspapers and online both in Australia and overseas.
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). Critical State (2022, Calanthe Press) is his ninth poetry collection. He teaches English and Literature, lives in Brisbane and in his spare time watches birds.