Eric Beach
Encyclopedia
Eric Beach, born 1947, is a New Zealand
and Australia
n poet
, playwright
, and short story writer.
and in Victoria since 1972. He is active in the Australian Performance Poetry
scene, performing at workshops, readings and events around Australia.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, and short story writer.
Biography
Born in New Zealand, Beach has lived in TasmaniaTasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
and in Victoria since 1972. He is active in the Australian Performance Poetry
Performance poetry
Performance poetry is poetry that is specifically composed for or during a performance before an audience. During the 1980s, the term came into popular usage to describe poetry written or composed for performance rather than print distribution.-History:...
scene, performing at workshops, readings and events around Australia.
Publications
- Weeping for Lost Babylon (Harper Collins, year unknown)
- Red Heart My Country (Pardalote Press, 2000)
- Saint Kilda Meets Hugo Ball (Gargoyles Press, 1974)
- In Occupied Territory (The Saturday Centre, 1977)
- A Photo of Some People in a Football Stadium (Overland, 1978)
- Hey Hey Brass Buttons (1990)