APS 2026 Finalists / APS 2026 – Queensland Finalists / Simon Kochevatkin
SIMON KOCHEVATKIN
APS 2026 artwork design: Rachel Stone Designs, DEFNE and Adara Enthaler. Concept: Miles Merrill and the Word Travels team. Poem excerpt in design: APS Champion 2025 – Arantza Garcia Ferrand.
Simon Kochevatki is a school teacher who writes poetry whenever time permits. Until this year’s qualifying heat, Simon had never performed his work in public. He is looking forward to taking the stage again at the APS State Final.
– See the APS Queensland Finalists compete for the crown of APS ‘26 Queensland State Final Champion at the 2026 Queensland APS Final on 17 October at Queensland Multicultural Centre.