Eric Beach (born 1947), is a New Zealand and Australian poet, playwright, and short story writer.

Born in New Zealand, Beach has lived in Tasmania and in Victoria since 1972.[1] He is active in the Australian Performance Poetry scene, performing at workshops, readings and events around Australia.[2]

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.[3]

He now resides in Minyip, Victoria in Australia.

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References

  1. ^ Australian Poets and Their Works, by William Wilde, Oxford University Press, 1996
  2. ^ http://www.thylazine.org/directory/directb/ Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine The Thylazine Foundation: Arts, Ethics and Literature.
  3. ^ "Australian Poetry Library".


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