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Poems includes many previously unpublished works and has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