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Bruce Dawe
Australian poet and academic (–)
Donald Bruce DaweAO (15 February – 1 April ) was an Australian poet and academic. Some critics consider him one of the most influential Australian poets of all time.[1][2]
Dawe received numerous poetry awards in Australia and was named an Officer of the Order of Australia.[3] He taught literature in universities for over 30 years.
Dawe's poetry collection, Sometimes Gladness, sold over , copies in several printings.[3]
Early life
Bruce Dawe was born in in Fitzroy, Victoria.[4][5] Dawe's paternal ancestors originated in Wyke Regis in Dorset, England.
Australian poet bruce dawe biography of barack
The family moved to Australia in the midth century. His mother was of Lowland Scottish ancestry - she often recited Scottish poems from her childhood.
Dawe's parents came from farming families in Victoria. Dawe was the only one in his family to complete primary school.
His parents and four siblings always encouraged hi