Bruce Beaver
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Bruce Victor Beaver (14 February 1928–17 February 2004) was an Australian poet.
Beaver was born in Manly, New South Wales.[1] He worked at a number of jobs, as a cow farmer, in radio, as a wages clerk, a surveyor's labourer, fruit-picker, proof-reader and journalist, before deciding to write full-time. From 1958 to 1962, he lived in New Zealand and Norfolk Island.
In 1961 Beaver's first book of poetry was published.[1] He wrote his first poem in response to the dropping of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima, and continued to write even while working as a labourer. Thanks to his marriage, he was able to become a full-time writer. Even though he suffered from bipolar disorder, Beaver was able to continue writing until close to his death in 2004.
When asked to list their favourite books, Dorothy Porter named Bruce Beaver and is quoted as saying:
Bruce Beaver is one of Australia's greatest and most magical poets. I have been carrying his book Charmed Lives(UQP) around in my bag like an amulet. His poetry is pungent, discursive, feral, disturbing, wise and very funny. Charmed Lives is out of print. It shouldn't be.[2]
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[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Poetry
- Under the Bridge. (1961)
- Letters to Live Poets. (1969) ISBN: 0901760013
- Odes and Days. (South Head, 1975) ISBN: 0901760153
- Death's Directives. (New Poetry, 1978) ISBN: 0858690225
- As it was ... (UQP, 1979) ISBN: 0702212784
- Charmed lives (UQP, 1988) ISBN: 0702221414
- Headlands: Prose sketches. (QUP, 1986)
- New and Selected Poems 1960-1990. (UQP, 1991) ISBN 0702223387
- Poets and others (Brandl & Schlesinger, c1999)
- Anima and Other Poems. (UQP, 2004) ISBN 0702226122
- The Long Game and Other Poems. (2005) ISBN 0702235091 review
[edit] Novels
- You Can't Come Back. (1966) ISBN: 186302140X
- The Hot Summer.
- Hot Sands.
[edit] External links
- Interview
- Obituary Obituary
- The Politics of Influence: Bruce Beaver's Letters to Live Poets by Robert Savage
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Bruce Beaver Beaver, Bruce (a.k.a. Beaver, Bruce Victor ). Austlit. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ Tickling our fancy (December 11, 2004). The Age. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
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| NAME | Beaver, Bruce Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 2004 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Australia |
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