Les Harrop

Les Harrop, born 1948, is a British and Australian poet, editor, and teacher.

Biography

Born in Blackburn, England, Harrop studied English Literature at the University of London (B.A., 1971) and English and Social History at Dalhousie University (M.A. 1974). He moved to Australia in 1977. ["Australian Poets and Their Works", by William Wilde, Oxford University Press, 1996] . He was a poetry editor for Overland and the founding editor of Helix [http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A$0D AustLit Online]

Honors

* The Greenwood Prize of the Poetry Society of Great Britain (1976)
* Stroud Festival Poetry Prize (1977)
* Anne Elder Award (1980)

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