Norma Davis

Norma Lochlenah Davis (1905-1945) was an Australian poet.

Biography

Born in Glenore, Tasmania, Davis began publishing poetry in the Women's Mirror under an array of pseudonyms.^[1] She later moved to the village of Perth, Tasmania, and lived in a house that is now the Jolly Farmer Inn. Davis contributed poetry to Australian literary magazines such as Meanjin, The Bulletin, Poetry and Jindyworobak. It was only in the early 1940s, shortly before her death, that Davis concetrated fully on writing. ^[2] She published two collections, Earth Cry (1943) and I, the Thief (1944). Davis died of cancer in 1944.

References

1. ^ Australian Poets and Their Works, by William Wilde, Oxford University Press, 1996.
2. ^ [[Margaret Scott |Scott, Margaret]] (1993). "Davis, Norma Lochlenah (1905 - 1945)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130654b.htm?hilite=Norma%3BDavis.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-29.  Or Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 587-588.

Persondata
Name	Davis, Norma L
Alternative names
Short description	Australian poet
Date of birth	1905
Place of birth	Glenore, Tasmania, Australia
Date of death	1945
Place of death	Glenarvon, Tasmania, Australia