AustLit logo

AustLit

Peter Bladen Peter Bladen i(A12286 works by) (a.k.a. Peter Louis Bladen; Yusuf Peter Louis Bladen Pryor; L. Bladen; Y. P. L. Bladen-Pryor)
Born: Established: 1922 Subiaco, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 2001
Gender: Male
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

BiographyHistory

Peter Bladen graduated from University of Western Australia, and later the University of Melbourne with a Masters degree. He served in the Royal Australian Navy during World War 2.
In 1984 he moved to Turkey, where he continued to write. In the 1990s he travelled through the United States. Some of his manuscripts are held in the library of the University of Western Australia.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Old Ladies at Newington : A Poem for Several Voices Melbourne : Meanjin Press , 1953 Z869501 1953 single work sequence poetry "The poem gives a perceptive treatment of Australia's past and present as seen during the visit of a charitable group to the Newington state home for aged women in Sydney." (Oxford Companion to Australian Literature) Consists of seven parts, each separated by a brief 1-2 page interlude
1951 winner Commonwealth Jubilee Literary Competition Long-Poem Section
Last amended 15 Sep 2008 16:16:23
Other mentions of "" in AustLit:
    X