Chords in the Soundscapes by Michael J. Leach

Congratulations to poet Michael Leach on the publication of his latest book, Chords in the Soundscapes.

The book is a full-length collection of nonfiction poetry about sounds and emotions.

It includes several poems first published here at Stereo Stories.

Fellow poet Nathan Curnow says of the collection: ‘More than a tribute to song, Chords in the Soundscapes moves us through music, science, art, confession, numbers, space, and time.’

Alicia Sometimes notes: ‘Leach is a textured storyteller with inventive phrasing. Make sure you bathe in sunlight as you curl up on the couch, drop an (imagined) stylus on Chords in the Soundscapes, and press play.’

You can order the book and read more about it at the website of the publisher, Ginninderra Press.

(While we no longer publish poetry we are always delighted when our contributors’ works are recognised beyond our site.)

Michael Leach. Bendigo Writers Festival 2021

Michael Leach

Michael Leach is an award-winning poet and academic based in Bendigo on unceded Dja Dja Wurrung Country. Michael’s poetry collections include Chronicity (Melbourne Poets Union,2020), Natural Philosophies (Recent Work Press, 2022), Rural Ecologies (In Case ofEmergency Press, 2024), and Chords in the Soundscapes (Ginninderra Press, 2025).