Gwen Harwood
Gwen Harwood (born June 8, 1920 in Taringa, Queensland , † December 9, 1995 ; born Gwendoline Nessie Foster ) was an Australian poet and librettist . She grew up in Queensland and moved to Tasmania after marrying William Harwood .
Gwen Harwood is considered to be one of the best poets in Australia; their works are regularly studied in schools and university seminars. She won numerous awards and prizes for poetry , including one for a collection of her early letters entitled Blessed City .
Her first volume of poems, Poems , was published in 1963, followed by the second volume, Poems Volume II , in 1968 . Other works are The Lion's Bride (1981), Bone Scan (1988) and The Present Tense (1995). There are also various editions of Selected Poems , including one by Penguin 2001.
Harwood wrote her early works under various pseudonyms , some of which were uncovered through literary detective work, for example Walter Lehmann , WW Hagendoor , Francis Geyer , Timothy (TF) Kline , Miriam Stone and Alan Carvosso .
Recurring themes in Harwood's poetry are motherhood and the role of women, especially the housewife . Music is another popular motif. Harwood was a trained pianist and organist herself . She also wrote series of poems with recurring characters; one of the most notorious was Professor Eisenbart.
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- Bored of Studies - FAQ - Gwen Harwood (English)
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| SURNAME | Harwood, Gwen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Foster, Gwendoline Nessie (maiden name); Lehmann, Walter (pseudonym); Hagendoor, WW (pseudonym); Geyer, Francis (pseudonym); Kline, Timothy (pen name); Stone, Miriam (pseudonym); Carvosso, Alan (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian poet and librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taringa, Queensland |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1995 |