Eric Beach
Eric Beach | |
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| Born | 1947 |
| Died | 7 November 2024 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Poet |
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| Notable awards | 1996 The Age Book of the Year Poetry Prize, winner; 1996 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, co-winner |
Eric Beach (1947 – 7 November 2024), was a New Zealand and Australian poet, playwright, and short story writer.
Born in New Zealand, Beach lived in Tasmania and in Victoria from 1972. He was active in the Australian Performance Poetry scene, performing at workshops, readings and events around Australia.
His publication Weeping for Lost Babylon won the 1996 Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize, and was joint winner of the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry.
He lived in Minyip, Victoria in Australia.
Publications
- Henry Lawson Petfoods (Fragment Press, 1974) ISBN 0909275033
- Saint Kilda Meets Hugo Ball (Gargoyles Press, 1974) ISBN 0909354014
- In Occupied Territory (The Saturday Centre, 1977) ISBN 0909293260
- A Photo of Some People in a Football Stadium (Overland, 1978) ISBN 0959649506
- Hey Hey Brass Buttons (CACTI, 1990) (edited) ISBN 064602535X
- Weeping for Lost Babylon (HarperCollins, 1996)
- Red Heart My Country (Pardalote Press, 2000) ISBN 0646401610
References
- ↑ "Eric Beach". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ↑ Australian Poets and Their Works, by William Wilde, Oxford University Press, 1996
- ↑ http://www.thylazine.org/directory/directb/ Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine The Thylazine Foundation: Arts, Ethics and Literature.
- ↑ ""Literary award for Astley"". The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 December 1996, p4. ProQuest 2527334841. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ ""Tales of antiquarian hunters collects top book award"". Sydney Morning Herald, 6 September 1996. ProQuest 363360979. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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