Rory Harris

Rory Harris

Rory Harris is a poet & teacher. He currently teaches at Playford College in Adelaide’s northern suburbs. His most recent collection is beach (2016).

From the late 1970s funding from the Literature Board of the Australia Council for poet-in-residences in local & country schools. Toured with the Australian Performing Group’s Mobile Poetry Workshop through Victoria (1979). Funding from The Australian Schools Commission, Arts Grants Advisory Committee, Youth Performing Arts (Carclew) & Arts SA for various projects including yearlong residencies at Woodville HS (1981) & Elizabeth West Schools (1983).  Co-wrote with Peter McFarlane a series of poetry text books for the Australian Association for the Teaching of English and Macmillan Education Australia.  His radio dramas have been broadcast on National Radio Solomon Islands.