Welcome to my web-site. I'm an Australian author who writes poetry and verse-novels for children, young adults, and adults. I also perform my poetry in schools and at festivals all over the country and overseas.
Explore this site for information about me, read sample poems from all of my books, or watch my videos on YouTube. If you wish to purchase copies of any of my books you can do so through the order page.
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by the river

tom jones
saves the world

do-wrong ron
the simple gift

a place like this
the spangled
drongo

love, ghosts
& nose hair

waterbombs

steven herrick - author

Rhyming boy

lonesome howl
Naked Bunyip
   Dancing

VIDEOS:
Click on the poem to see
video of me performing
on YouTube.com -

- to my son, Joe
- 10 Things your parents will never say to you
- lost in the mist
- Witches of William Street
- Trains
since Sept 2006
Hit Counter
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Okay, so this isn't very literary, but hey, it's not every day a 48-year-old footballer gets to play alongside his son in a Grand Final and win 3-1, is it? How's that for a trophy!
Cold Skin
Cold Skin
all work on this web-site is copyright Steven Herrick 2009. Contact me for use.
NSW HSC "the simple gift" talk:
I'm available for school talks on my verse-novel "the simple gift" which is one of the listed texts for Area of Study on the NSW HSC. If you'd like to book me for this talk, or for my Primary School performance, please
click here or phone my agent on 02-93321911 - Toll free 1 800 227095.
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I'm Patron of the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards
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AUTHOR POSTER click here
UNTANGLING SPAGHETTI
OUT IN JULY!
Selected Poems