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'"Beauty" was written for his then girlfriend, Dora, later to become his wife. It is a love poem which was felt to be too explicit in some of its passages. Reading it in modern times, one is struck by the emotion and the beauty of expression. In 1923, the author was expelled from the University of Sydney on a charge of "committing misconduct in writing a poem," which was printed in the June issue of "Hermes" the University magazine, under the title "Beauty".'
Source: allpoetry.com (https://allpoetry.com/poem/8607403-Beauty-by-Bert-Birtles). (Sighted: 4/11/2021)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Poet's Zest for Politics and Love
1994
single work
obituary
(for Bert Birtles
)
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 May 1994; (p. 13) -
How Bert Won Dora's Heart - But Lost the Love of the Establishment
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 May 1989; (p. 87)
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Poet's Zest for Politics and Love
1994
single work
obituary
(for Bert Birtles
)
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 May 1994; (p. 13) -
How Bert Won Dora's Heart - But Lost the Love of the Establishment
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 May 1989; (p. 87)
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