Biography gwen harwood
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Harwood, Gwen
Though Gwen Harwood (1920–1995) began to publish her poetry relatively late in life, in her late thirties, she became a favorite of both readers and critics around Australia and beyond.
Biography gwen harwood
"By the end of her life," wrote Alison Hoddinott in The Australian, "Gwen Harwood was arguably the finest and most highly acclaimed poet writing in Australia."
Harwood belonged to no school or trend, and her poetry is difficult to classify as a whole.
She wrote about her rural upbringing and about the natural environment on the island of Tasmania, where she lived as an adult. Yet the quizzical Austrian language philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein also influenced her as a writer, and her poems occasionally refer to him or embody his ideas.
Involved with music throughout her life, she often wrote about it in her poems. And no list of the qualities of Harwood's writing would be complete without a reference to her sense of humor. Hilariously sharp letters she wrote as a young woman were