@book{7b35866a588e4ddcac96d6459b1d68b1,
title = "Good for the soul: John Curtin's life with poetry",
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{\textquoteright}s third wartime Prime Minister, Labor{\textquoteright}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. ",
keywords = "John Curtin, government, poetry, politics, World War II, Labor Party",
author = "Toby Davidson",
year = "2021",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781760801564",
publisher = "UWA Publishing",
}