Eric Beach

Eric Beach (born 1947), is a New Zealand and Australian poet, playwright, and short story writer.

For the American political consultant, see Eric Beach (political consultant).

Biography

Born in New Zealand, Beach has lived in Tasmania and in Victoria since 1972.[1] He is active in the Australian Performance Poetry scene, performing at workshops, readings and events around Australia.[2]

His publication Weeping for Lost Babylon won the 1996 Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize, and was joint winner of the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry.[3]

He now resides in Minyip, Victoria in Australia.

Publications
  • Weeping for Lost Babylon (Harper Collins, 1996)
  • Red Heart My Country (Pardalote Press, 2000)
  • Saint Kilda Meets Hugo Ball (Gargoyles Press, 1974)
  • In Occupied Territory (The Saturday Centre, 1977)
  • A Photo of Some People in a Football Stadium (Overland, 1978)
  • Hey Hey Brass Buttons (1990)
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References
  1. Australian Poets and Their Works, by William Wilde, Oxford University Press, 1996
  2. http://www.thylazine.org/directory/directb/ Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine The Thylazine Foundation: Arts, Ethics and Literature.
  3. https://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/beach-eric/


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