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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. | |||
| ==Bibliography== | |||
| '''Poetry''' | |||
| *''There, Behind the Lids'' (]) | |||
| *''Headlands'' (1972) | |||
| *''Immigrant Chronicle'' (1975) | |||
| *''The Aviary'' (]) | |||
| *''The Polish Immigrant'' (]) | |||
| *''Night Swim'' (]) | |||
| *''Easter Sunday'' (]) | |||
| *''Time's Revenge'' (]) | |||
| '''Novels''' | |||
| *''The Beloved Mountain'' (]) | |||
| *''The Cry of the Goldfinch'' (]) | |||
| '''Memoir''' | |||
| *''Sparrow Garden'' (]) | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * Contains notes about his writings, including a biography of Skrzynecki. | |||
| * Contains information on many Australian writers, including Skrzynecki. | |||
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