He has published ten books of poetry in Australia and Chile & Honduras. His work has been widely translated into several languages.
Juan has translated works by Australian and Aboriginal poets into Spanish. In 2019, he read poems from his book, When I was Clandestine (Rochford Press), as part of a poetry tour at the Granada International Poetry Festival in Nicaragua, Mexico, and Cuba. His most recent collection is Hope Blossoming in their Ink (Puncher & Wattmann 2020). The Dilemma of Writing a Poem, by Puncher &Wattmann in 2023. Feather of a Featherless Bird / Pluma de un Pájaro Desplumado (Puncher & Wattmann in July 2025) as a part of a poetry tour at the Honduras International Festival. Mago Editores (2025) in Chile published his new Spanish collection of poetry CUANDO EL VIENTO ENMUDECE MIS PASOS….
