Douglas Stewart poet from Australia was born on May 6, 1913, had 71 years and died on February 14, 1985. Poems were written mainly in English language. Dominant movement is other.
Biography
Douglas Stewart was born in New Zealand in 1913 and moved to Australia in 1938. He was literary editor of The Bulletin from 1940 to 1961 and an editor at Angus & Robertson, and did a great deal to encourage Australian poets and writers.
His own work included many books of poetry, such as the verse novel The Fire on the Snow, and the memoir Springtime in Taranaki. He died in 1985.
