The Poetry of Gwen Harwood

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 Her Collected Poems includes many previously unpublished works and has been reprinted multiple times.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.

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Peter Goldsworthy divides his working time between medicine and writing. His novels have sold over 400,000 copies in Australia alone, and his writing has been shortlisted and won major literary awards across a range of genres: poetry, short story, novels, theatre, and opera libretti. His most recent book is Minotaur.

Helen Morse has worked with all the major theatre companies and many independent ensembles on a wide range of classics, contemporary Australian and international plays and recitals. In 2018, she was the rhapsode/storyteller in Chris Drummond’s visionary production of Alice Oswald’s epic poem Memorial for Brink at the Adelaide, Brisbane and Barbican (UK) Festivals.

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