Harwood, Gwen (1920–1995)

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Harwood, Gwen (1920–1995)

Australian poet. Name variations: Gwendoline Nessie Harwood; (pseudonyms) Francis Geyer, Walter Lehmann, T.F. Kline, and Miriam Stone. Born June 8, 1920, in Taringa, Brisbane, Australia; died Dec 1995 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; m. William Harwood, 1945.

Writings of lyrical intensity, which often explore personal experience, include Poems (1963), Selected Poems (1976), The Lion's Bride (1981), Bone Scan (1988), Blessed City (1990), Night Thoughts (1992) and Present Tense (1995); also wrote stories, essays, reviews, and libretti. Received J.J. Bray Award, Age Book of the Year award, Patrick White Literary Award, Robert Frost Award, and honorary Doctorate of Letters from University of Tasmania (1988); made Officer of the Order of Australia (1989).

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