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Kenneth Slessor
Kenneth Adolphe Slessor was an official Australian poet, journalist and war correspondent during World War II. He is one of Australia's leading poets, particularly notable for absorbing influences of modernism into Australian poetry. The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is named after him.
BornMarch 27, 1901, Orange, New South Wales, Australia
DiedJune 30, 1971, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationPoet, journalist
NationalityAustralian
EducationMowbray House School, Sydney Church of England Grammar School
Years active1924–1970
SpousesNoëla Glasson (m. 1922, dec'd. 1945), Pauline Wallace (m. 1951, dis. 1961)
ChildrenPaul Slessorf\\

About Kenneth Slessor

Poet Kenneth Slessor was born in Australia on March 27, 1901. He dies at the age of 70, on June 30, 1971.

Cuckooz Contrey, Earth Visitors, One Hundred Poems, and other anthologies of poetry by Australian modernist poet. He was also a journalist who served as a World War II correspondent for the Sydney Sun.

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Kenneth Slessor before becoming famous

Kenneth Slessor was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1901 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He published his first poetry at the age of sixteen, while still a student at Sydney Church of England Grammar School. His first poetry collection, Thief of the Moon, was published in 1924.

Achievement of Kenneth Slessor

He penned two of his most famous poems,"Five Bells" and"Beach Burial", during WWII.

Kenneth Slessor's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in New South Wales, Australia, and spent part of his childhood in England. He married Noela Glasson in August 1922.

Kenneth Slessor Collabed with

Poet Allen Curnow, a New Zealand poet, was a literary contemporary of his.

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Latest information about Kenneth Slessor updated on March 14 2023.