Gwen Harwood

Author

1920 – 1995

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Who was Gwen Harwood?

Gwen Harwood AO, née Gwendoline Nessie Foster, was an Australian poet and librettist. Gwen Harwood is regarded as one of Australia's finest poets, publishing over 420 works, including 386 poems and 13 librettos. She won numerous poetry awards and prizes. Her work is commonly studied in schools and university courses.

Gwen Harwood is the mother of the author John Harwood.

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Born
Jun 8, 1920
Taringa
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession
Education
  • Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Lived in
  • Brisbane
Died
Dec 9, 1995
Hobart

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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