Good for the soul: John Curtin's life with poetry

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    Abstract

    In his first days as Prime Minister, John Curtin presented himself to the press as a self-styled intellectual who loved sport and relaxing, when he could, with a book, beach walk, game of cards or fossick in the garden. He also revealed that he enjoyed poetry so much that he held to a Sunday night poetry ritual.

    Curtin was Australia’s third wartime Prime Minister, Labor’s eighth Prime Minister, and the first Prime Minister from a Western Australian electorate. The author, an esteemed scholar and poet, is also his great-grandson.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationCrawley, Western Australia
    PublisherUWA Publishing
    Number of pages452
    ISBN (Print)9781760801564
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

    Keywords

    • John Curtin
    • government
    • poetry
    • politics
    • World War II
    • Labor Party

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