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| '''Peter Skrzynecki''' (born ], ] in ]) is an ]n poet of ]/] origin. He came to Australia with his parents in ] as a refugee from "the sorrow/ Of northern wars." (''Crossing the Red Sea''). This voyage -- a four-week sea expedition on the "General Blatchford", a converted ] transport ship -- was the basis for many of the poems in his ] collection, ''Immigrant Chronicle''. He has taught various courses relating to ], including English Studies, American Literature, Australian Literature and Creative Writing. He has received several awards for his contributions to the ] and to ], including the ] in ] for ''Headwaters'', the ], the ], an ] from the Polish government in ] and, in ], an ]. ''Immigrant Chronicle'' is on the ] English syllabus. | |||
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i (born April 6, 1945 in Germany) is an Australian poet of Polish/Ukrainian origin. He came to Australia with his parents in 1949 as a refugee from "the sorrow/ Of northern wars." (Crossing the Red Sea). This voyage -- a four-week sea expedition on the "General Blatchford", a converteItalic textlink title
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Grace Leven Poetry Prize in 1972 for Headwaters, the Captain Cook Bicentenary Poetry Prize, the Henry Lawson Short Story Award, an Order of Cultural Merit from the Polish government in 1989 and, in 2002, an Order of Australia. Immigrant Chronicle is on the HSC English syllabus.
Bibliography
Poetry
- There, Behind the Lids (1970)
- Headlands (1972)
- Immigrant Chronicle (1975)
- The Aviary (1978)
- The Polish Immigrant (1982)
- Night Swim (1989)
- Easter Sunday (1993
- Time's Revenge (2000)
Novels
Memoir
- Sparrow Garden (2004)
External Links
- Australian Literature Resources website. Contains information on many Australian writers, including Skrzynecki.
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