Gwen Harwood (1920-1995), like Judith Wright, holds a celebrated place in Australian poetry and culture, but her inclusion into the canon came more slowly, as critical discourse and tastes changed. The nature and space of her work, while intense and brilliant, is paradoxically also understated and ambiguous.
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Gwen Harwood; selected poems and themes
Many of Gwen Harwood’s poems celebrate womanhood and the multiple roles associated with the feminine. The depiction of women’s hardships that are often connected with domestic and maternal duties, elicits much sympathy and admiration for the women who are often trapped in difficult circumstances.
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