Anne Fairbairn
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Anne Fairbairn (Body, née Reid) AM, born 1948[1] is a widely published Australian poet,[2] journalist[3] and expert in Arabian culture.[4] She is the only granddaughter of Australia's fourth Prime Minister, Sir George Reid[5]
In 1965 she married Geoffrey Forrester Fairbairn,[6] a Professor in the Department of History at the Australian National University.[2] Geoffrey died in London of lung cancer on 11 September 1980.[7] Fairbairn has been known for her work in bringing together Australian and Arab cultures for over 30 years through poetry[8]
In 1995 she was awarded the Banjo Paterson Writing Award for Open Poetry.[1] This was followed by the Order of Australia in 1998 for services to literature and international relations between Australia and the Middle East.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c http://users.vic.chariot.net.au/~bpepper/fairbairn.html
- ^ a b http://www.manningclark.org.au/html/Paper-Fairbairn_Anne-Australian_poet_and%20bridge-builder_glimpses_behind_the_anger.html
- ^ http://www.arabworldbooks.com/Literature/PoetryEvening/ann.html
- ^ http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/unreid-it-and-weep-taking-a-pms-name-20090821-etsp.html
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/nigerian-scam-shock/2008/08/20/1218911772460.html?page=2
- ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1867829
- ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms9326
- ^ http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A)%2BD
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