Emily Coungeau
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BornEmily Howard
3 May 1860
Essex, England
3 May 1860
Essex, England
Died26 July 1936 (aged 76)
Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland
Occupationpoet
Emily Coungeau | |
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 Emily Coungeau in 1930 | |
| Born | Emily Howard 3 May 1860 Essex, England |
| Died | 26 July 1936 (aged 76) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Occupation | poet |
Emily Coungeau (3 May 1860 – 26 July 1936) was an English-born Australian poet.
Although only starting to write poetry after the age of 50, Coungeau was a prolific writer whose work was widely published in Australian newspapers, and in four volumes of poetry published between 1914 and 1934.[1]
Her poems were published in the Brisbane Courier from early 1913.[2]
Coungeau's poem, "Love's Reverie", became a song, set to music by Percy Brier in 1913.[3] In 1922 she wrote the libretto for Alfred Hill's romantic opera, Auster!.[4]
In 1935 Coungeau was awarded life membership of Society of British Authors, Playwrights and Composers. She was a foundation member of the Lyceum Club in Brisbane.[5]
