Poetry Society of Australia

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Founded in Sydney in 1954 by Imogen Whyse, to promote appreciation and use of poetry and to assist new and unknown Australian poets. Activities organized by Miss Whyse included monthly publication of the poetry magazine Prism, fortnightly lectures & discussions on poetry, occasional dramatic productions of epic or verse plays a poetry library for members and the publication, 1956, of the Society's First Anthology, selected from Prism. The Society was reconstituted under a new Council in 1960.

From the description of Records [manuscript]. 1940-1962. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225820488

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creatorOf Creatrix, Cheryl, 1948-. Papers [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Ridley, Brian. [Ridley manuscript collection]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Poetry Society of Australia. Records [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
creatorOf Adamson, Robert, 1943-. Records [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
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associatedWith Ridley, Brian. person
associatedWith Whyse, Imogen person
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