Robert Crawford (Australian poet)
Australian poet (1868–1930)
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Robert Crawford (29 October 1868 – 13 January 1930) was an Australian poet.[1]
Born29 October 1868
Doonside, Colony of New South Wales, Australia
Died13 January 1930 (aged 61)
Lindield, Sydney, Australia
OccupationPoet
LanguageEnglish
Robert Crawford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1868 Doonside, Colony of New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 13 January 1930 (aged 61) Lindield, Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Years active | 1898–1930 |
Biography and career
Crawford was born in the Sydney suburb of Doonside in what was in then the Colony of New South Wales, the son of Robert Crawford senior, and was educated at The King's School, Parramatta, and the University of Sydney. Crawford is believed to have been the first prize-winning haiku poet published in Australia, in The Bulletin on 12 August 1899.[2]
In 1904, Lyric Moods:Various Verses, was published in Sydney. An enlarged edition was later published in Melbourne retitled simply Lyric Moods (1909).[2]
Crawford died at Lindfield, New South Wales on 13 January 1930.[3]
Poetry collections
- Lyric Moods: Various Verses (1904)
- Lyric Moods (1909)
- The Leafy Bliss (1921)
