Zwicky, Fay (1933–)
Zwicky, Fay (1933–)
Australian poet, literary critic and short-story writer. Born 1933 in Melbourne, Australia.
Began career as concert pianist; became lecturer in English at University of Western Australia; was writer-in-residence at Rollins College, FL; works include Isaac Babel's Fiddle (1975), Kaddish and Other Poems (1982), Ask Me (1990), A Touch of Ginger (1992), and The Gatekeeper's Wife (1997); essays published as The Lyre in the Pawnshop: Essays on Literature and Survival 1974–1984 (1985). Received New South Wales Premier's Award (1982) and Western Australian Premier's Award for poetry (1991).
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