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About Noel Rowe
- Noel Rowe (20 June 1951 – 11 July 2007) was a poet who lived in Sydney, Australia, and was Senior Lecturer in Australian Literature at the University of Sydney where he was also awarded the University Medal (1984) and doctorate (1989).
- Before becoming an academic, Rowe was a Roman Catholic priest in the Marist Order. Rowe was born in Macksville (northern New South Wales) on 20 June 1951.
- In the 1960s and 1970s he was both a student and teacher at St John's College, Woodlawn, Lismore.
- His books include Perhaps, After All (Vagabond, 2000), Next to Nothing (Vagabond Stray Dog, 2004) and Touching the Hem (Vagabond, 2006).
- He was co-editor of the literary journal Southerly with David Brooks from 1999 to 2007.
- He also, with Vivian Smith, edited Windchimes: Asia in Australian Poetry (Pandanus Books, 2006).
- In 2005, Rowe was awarded the William Baylebridge Memorial Prize for poetry.
- He was also invited to read his poetry at International Festivals in Rotterdam (2005) and Jerusalem (2006).
- He had particular interest in the interrelationship between literature, theology and ethics. Rowe died on 11 July 2007, after being ill for two years.
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