Tim Thorne (25 March 1944 - 16 September 2021) was a leading contemporary Australian poet. Author of sixteen collections of poetry, founder of the Tasmanian Poetry Festival and Cornford Press, Tim was a brilliant and generous polymath, mentor, activist and commentator, who has left a profound legacy and an extraordinary body of work. Tim Thorne lived most of his life in Launceston, Tasmania, on palawa country, with his wife and comrade Stephanie (5 November 1946 - 19 October 2021)