Marjorie Pizer
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Marjorie Pizer is an Australian poet
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Marjorie was born in Melbourne, and studied literature at the University of Melbourne
from 1939 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
Pizer began her working life as a clerk in the public service. She met and married the poet Muir Holburn (q.v.) and they left for Sydney, where they became members of the Communist Party (until the invasion of Hungary
).
In 1947 they set up Pinchgut Press in a spare room.
She has always loved poetry, researching and publishing the poetry of others, and now writing her own.
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...
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Marjorie was born in Melbourne, and studied literature at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
from 1939 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
Pizer began her working life as a clerk in the public service. She met and married the poet Muir Holburn (q.v.) and they left for Sydney, where they became members of the Communist Party (until the invasion of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
).
In 1947 they set up Pinchgut Press in a spare room.
She has always loved poetry, researching and publishing the poetry of others, and now writing her own.