Fay Zwicky

Fay Zwicky
BornJulia Fay Rosefield
(1933-07-04)4 July 1933
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died2 July 2017(2017-07-02) (aged 83)
Perth, Western Australia
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Notable awardsKenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry (1982)
Patrick White Award (2005)

Fay Zwicky (4 July 1933 – 2 July 2017) was an Australian poet, short story writer, critic and academic primarily known for her autobiographical poem Kaddish, which deals with her identity as a Jewish writer.