Laurence Collinson poet from Australia was born on September 7, 1925, had 61 years and died on November 10, 1986. Poems were written mainly in English language. Dominant movement is other.
Biography
Laurence Collinson (1925-86) was a British and Australian playwright, actor, poet, journalist, and secondary school teacher.
Biography
Laurence Collinson was born in Leeds, England, on 7 September 1925. His family emigrated to Australia in1930 and he was educated at primary and secondary schools in Melbourne, Sydney, Dalby and Brisbane. Collinson completed a secondary teaching diploma at Merrer House, Melbourne and from 1955-61 he taught mathematics and English at Melbourne secondary schools. In 1961-64 Collinson worked as the editor of a teachers? journal, The Educational Magazine.
In 1964 he returned to London to pursue a career in freelance writing. He considered himself as much a playwright as a poet. His stories and poems have been included in many journals and anthologies, and his plays for stage, television and radio have been produced both in Australian and England.
For many years he was a member of the editoral board for the Australian magazine Overland, and in the 1940s he founded Barjai, a literary magazine for youth. In his later life Collinson became interested in transactional analysis therapy (TA) and worked as a counsellor.
Collinson died in London on 10 November 1986. ..
