His first book, To Thalia (Five Islands Press), was published and commended in the 2004 Anne Elder Award; it was followed by On Reflection (Interactive) in 2005 and Watermark (Picaro) in 2006.
"Phantom Limb" (John Leonard Press) was awarded the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry in 2011.
His novel "Glissando: a Melodrama" (Sleepers), published in 2010 was critically well received and short listed for the Prime Minister's Award for Fiction in 2011 and the UTS Glenda Adams Prize for new writing.
His book-length poem Anatomy of Voice (GloriaSMH, 2016) was awarded the Judith Wright Calanthe Prize for Poetry in 2016.
He has published numerous articles on Australian literature, including on Norman Lindsay's The Magic Pudding and David Ireland's The Unknown Industrial Prisoner.