70 years old (Born on June 15, 1955)
Happy Birthday, Les! From surfing the poetic tides in "The Ways of Waves" to getting delightfully gritty with "Nitty Gritty," you've managed to turn syllables into adventures. Whether performing at literary festivals across Australia or weaving whimsical words through your publishing endeavors, you consistently remind us that poetry can indeed rock the stage—and sometimes even rival Australia's surf!Here's hoping this birthday finds you as lively and vibrant as an exuberant reading aboard the Ambrosiacs' poetic voyage. May your pens always be generous, your stanzas forever witty and wise—because who else but Les Wicks could make poetic waves sound oh-so-cool?