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Bruce Dawe Bruce Dawe i(A2508 works by) (a.k.a. Donald Bruce Dawe; Leyburn Choate)
Also writes as: Llewellyn Rhys ; D. B. Dawe ; Frank Hamilton
Born: Established: 15 Feb 1930 Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 1 Apr 2020
Gender: Male
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1 My Father's Poetry : The Unpublished Poems of Bruce Dawe Jamie Dawe , Bruce Dawe , 2024 single work essay
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 17 June vol. 34 no. 12 2024; 'When David Halliday from Eureka Street asked me to pen an introduction to my father Bruce Dawe’s unpublished poems, I wasn’t quite sure at first. Even with the purest of intentions, bias tends to encroach upon subjective appraisals. I grew up amidst my father’s esoteric, impassioned recitations; his audience, consisting of my mother Gloria (his most ardent muse) and us children, was often called upon to critique his refined delivery. I could not have known then how much I would come to appreciate his wry and satirical sense of humour and the way his  sentiment crystallised from a uniquely Australian perspective. That was until my own exploration of the craft of writing poetry acted as a catalyst to delve more deeply into his work, discovering the profound linguistic pleasure it so generously offered. I remember calling my father in 2012 to read him my first poem, titled ‘Padstow at 4 pm’. ‘Talent is often found and developed in isolation’, he said. He encouraged me to send the poem to him. To my surprise, he saw potential in my tentative collection of thoughts, and so began years of written cursive correspondence. It was his encouragement that fostered my own curiosity and desire to see if I could follow in his footsteps.' (Introduction)
1 [Untitled Tanka] Bruce Dawe , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eucalypt : A Tanka Journal , no. 33 2022; (p. 41)
1 Boxing On i "‘Little boxes, little boxes …’ – so went that sixties song,", Bruce Dawe , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 84 2018;
1 Voices from the Shadows i "Recently I was tempted to make one of my usual", Bruce Dawe , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , April May vol. 25 no. 3 2017; (p. 8)
1 On Sugary Seas i "We recognize the music of our chains", Bruce Dawe , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , October vol. 25 no. 8 2017; (p. 8)
1 Scenarios (Present and Future) i "We're a contrary lot of possums", Bruce Dawe , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 32 2017; (p. 12)
1 Nurses i "I like it best when for them it's simply a job", Bruce Dawe , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , July vol. 24 no. 5 2016;
1 2 y separately published work icon Border Security Bruce Dawe , Crawley : UWA Publishing , 2016 9635325 2016 selected work poetry

'With each change of poetic clothes, at each moment, [Dawe] displays us ironically, satirically, good-humouredly to ourselves, with a warmth and sadness for humanity's follies.' - Thea Astley, Three Australian Writers

'Bruce Dawe is that rare phenomenon, a natural poet with a superlative feeling for language.' - Geoffrey Lehmann, The Bulletin

'...in him we have an individual and passionately perceptive writer whose work has already assumed its proper territory and whose terms are directed from the heart as well as the mind.' - Judith Wright, Poetry No. 4  ' (Publication summary)
1 Back Next Time i "I don't mind the 'back-next-time' idea.", Bruce Dawe , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , February vol. 24 no. 1 2016;
1 Hul-lo i ""Not around here," they say", Bruce Dawe , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , June vol. 24 no. 4 2016; (p. 8)
1 The Everlasting Sandwich i "We all leave behind", Bruce Dawe , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , May vol. 24 no. 3 2016; (p. 8) The Mozzie , December vol. 24 no. 10 2016; (p. 8)
1 Controlling i "He doesn't need to raise his hand", Bruce Dawe , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , March/April vol. 24 no. 2 2016; (p. 8)
1 At Long Last i "On the very Last Day there will be", Bruce Dawe , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , November vol. 24 no. 9 2016; (p. 8)
1 Tips for Beginners i "Nobody who wasn't from", Bruce Dawe , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , October vol. 24 no. 8 2016; (p. 8)
1 Reading Aloud Bruce Dawe , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Free Mind : Essays and Poems in Honour of Barry Spurr 2016;
1 A Switch in Time i "Switch on the evening telly", Bruce Dawe , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , September vol. 24 no. 7 2016;
1 y separately published work icon UWAP Poetry Club David McCooey , Alan Loney , J.H. Crone , Bruce Dawe , Crawley : UWA Publishing , 2016 10166649 2016 selected work poetry
1 Poppies i "In Flanders fields once poppies", Bruce Dawe , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , December vol. 23 no. 10 2015;
1 A Parallel Too Far i "It's always very heartening to see", Bruce Dawe , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , November vol. 23 no. 9 2015;
1 Genesis Revised i "Suppose, (we'll say), a snake, suitably dressed", Bruce Dawe , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , August vol. 23 no. 6 2015; (p. 8) Westerly , vol. 60 no. 2 2015; (p. 64)
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