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Gwen Harwood AO (8 June 19204 December 1995), née Gwendoline Nessie Foster, was an Australian poet and librettist. Gwen Harwood is regarded as one of Australia's finest poets, publishing over 420 works, including 386 poems and 13 librettos.〔(''Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women'' )〕 She won numerous poetry awards and prizes. Her work is commonly studied in schools and university courses. Gwen Harwood was the mother of the author John Harwood. ==Life== She was born in Taringa, a suburb of Brisbane. She attended Brisbane Girls Grammar School and was an organist at All Saints Church when she was young. She completed a music teacher's diploma, and also worked as a typist at the War Damage Commission from 1942.〔 Early in her life, she developed an interest in literature, philosophy and music. She married linguist William Harwood in September 1945, shortly after which they moved to Hobart as he was appointed a lecturer at the University of Tasmania. Here she developed her lifelong interest in the work of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein "which informs her entire opus".〔Wilde, Hooton and Andrews (1994) p. 349〕 Her father played piano, violin, guitar and the flute. Both Gwen and her brother were given piano lessons, and originally Gwen wanted to be a musician. Gwen's grandmother introduced her to poetry; this inspired her and became her lifelong calling and passion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gwen Harwood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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