Kenneth Slessor

Kenneth Slessor

OBE
Kenneth Slessor on 3 January 1949
Kenneth Slessor on 3 January 1949
Born(1901-03-27)27 March 1901
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Died30 June 1971(1971-06-30) (aged 70)
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationPoet, journalist
Education
Years active1924–1970
Spouses
  • Noëla Glasson (m. 1922; dec'd. 1945)
  • Pauline Wallace (m. 1951; dis. 1961)
ChildrenPaul Slessor

Kenneth Adolphe Slessor OBE (27 March 1901 – 30 June 1971)[1] was an Australian poet, journalist and official war correspondent in World War II. He was one of Australia's leading poets, notable particularly for the absorption of modernist influences into Australian poetry.[2] The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is named after him.

  1. ^ "MS 3020 Papers of Kenneth Adolf Slessor (1901–1971)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  2. ^ Haskell, Dennis (2002). "Slessor, Kenneth Adolf (1901–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.