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gptkbp:instanceOf
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poet
writer
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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Australian_poetry
World_War_II_poetry
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Australian_Literature_Society_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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March 1, 1912
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:contribution
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literary criticism
editorial work
poetry_in_Australia
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gptkbp:died
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July 30, 2002
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Sydney
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"I write to understand myself."
"Poetry is the language of the heart."
"Words are the most powerful tools we have."
"Art is the expression of the inexpressible."
"The sea is a great place to think."
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gptkbp:genre
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modernist poetry
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Slessor
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Australian_literature
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:W._H._Auden
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gptkbp:inspiration
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future poets
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gptkbp:knownFor
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lyrical style
imagery
themes of war and loss
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:Royal_Australian_Historical_Society
gptkb:Australian_Society_of_Authors
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gptkbp:nationality
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Australian
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Five Bells
Beach Burial
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gptkbp:occupation
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poet
journalist
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Canberra,_Australia
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Margaret_Slessor
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gptkbp:style
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symbolism
free verse
imagism
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