AWW23: The Poetry of Gwen Harwood
With Helen Morse / Introduced by Peter Goldsworthy
Gwen Harwood’s reputation, already stellar at the time of her death in 1995, has only grown since. Her Collected Poems includes many previously unpublished works and has been reprinted multiple times. More recently, a biography by Anne-Marie Priest and a selection of 100 poems by Harwood’s son, John, have added to her status as a national treasure. Always a deft technician, her poetry ranges from the philosophically dense to the metaphorically beautiful to the sheer irreverent – often in the same poem. It’s only fitting that another national treasure, Helen Morse, adds her voice to the unique voices, plural, of Gwen Harwood.
Event details: Wed 08 Mar, 5:00pm on the West Stage