hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv bˈʊk ʌv pˈoʊɪtɹi, sˈændstoʊn, wˈʌn ðə wˈɛstɚn ɔːstɹˈeɪliən pɹəmˈɪɹz bˈʊk ɐwˈɔːɹdz fɔːɹ pˈoʊɪtɹi fɔːɹ ðæt jˈɪɹ, ænd ɡˈɜːɾɚdˌɛmɚɹˌʌŋ kæfˈeɪ wʌz ʃˈɔːɹtlɪstᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
His 1995 book of poetry, Sandstone, won the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards for poetry for that year, and Götterdämerung Café was shortlisted in 2002.