Grace Perry
Australian poet, playwright and press editor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dr. Grace Perry AM (26 January 1927 — 3 July 1987)[1] was an Australian poet, playwright, and founder and editor of the South Head Press and Poetry Australia magazine. Her press and magazine provided launching pads for many noted Australian poets such as Bruce Beaver, Les Murray, John Tranter and John Millett.
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Born | Grace Perry (1927-01-26)26 January 1927 Melbourne, Australia |
Died | 3 July 1987(1987-07-03) (aged 60) |
Occupation(s) | Poet, editor, pediatrician |
Years active | 1962–1987 |
She was born in Melbourne and educated in Queensland and Sydney. She graduated in medicine from the University of Sydney in 1951. She split her time between pediatrics and literary affairs as poet, editor, publisher. She was a member of the Australian Society of Authors. She organised poetry workshops and writing schools in Sydney. At Berrima, where she lived in her last years, she ran a 2000-acre property and maintained an interest in stud breeding.[2]