Grace Perry

Who is Grace Perry?

Dr. Grace Perry was an Australian poet, playwright and founder and editor of the South Head Press and Poetry Australia magazine. Her press and magazine provided launching pads for many noted Australian poets such as Bruce Beaver, Les Murray, John Tranter and John Millett.

She was born in Melbourne and educated in Queensland and Sydney. She graduated in medicine from the University of Sydney in 1951. She split her time between pediatrics and literary affairs as poet, editor, publisher. She was a member of the ASA. She organised poetry workshops and writing schools in Sydney. At Berrima, where she lived in her last years, she ran a 2000-acre property and maintained an interest in stud breeding.