Robert Crawford (Australian poet)
Robert Crawford | |
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Born | Doonside, Colony of New South Wales, Australia | 29 October 1868
Died | 13 January 1930 Lindield, Sydney, Australia | (aged 61)
Occupation | Poet |
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Years active | 1898โ1930 |
Robert Crawford (29 October 1868 โ 13 January 1930) was an Australian poet.
Biography and career
Crawford was born in the Sydney suburb of
Not a great deal is known about Crawford; he was short of stature, poetical in spirit. He mixed little in literary circles and seems to be forgotten a few years after his death. The statement that he was educated at The King's School originally appeared in The Bookfellow, and may have come direct from Crawford. If so there is no reason to doubt it, yet in the records of The King's School of his period the only R. Crawford is listed as Richard Crawford. It was also not possible to identify him positively with the Robert James G. W. Crawford who graduated B.A. at the University of Sydney in 1912, when the poet was about 44 years of age. Crawford is represented in some of the anthologies, and A. G. Stephens thought highly of his work. His work has a delicate charm and, though at times one fears it will not rise above merely pretty verse, in some of his quatrains and lyrics Crawford does succeed in writing poetry of importance. Perhaps, as Stephens once suggested, he may be better appreciated in the 21st century.
Crawford died suddenly at Lindfield, New South Wales on 13 January 1930.
Poetry collections
- Lyric Moods : Various Verses (1904)
- Lyric Moods (1909)
- The Leafy Bliss (1921)
References
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Crawford, Robert". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
External links
- 'Lyric Moods' at the National Library of Australia