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John Streeter Manifold | |
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| Born | (1915-04-21)21 April 1915 |
| Died | 19 April 1985(1985-04-19) (aged 69) Brisbane,Queensland, Australia |
| Education | Geelong Grammar School,Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher, poet, intelligence officer |
| Political party | Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) |
| Honours | Member of the Order of Australia (AM) -1984 Australia Day Honours |
John Streeter ManifoldAM (21 April 1915 – 19 April 1985) was an Australian poet and critic. He was born inMelbourne, into a well knownCamperdown family. He was educated atGeelong Grammar School, and read modern languages atJesus College, Cambridge. While in Cambridge he joined theCommunist Party of Great Britain. He was involved in an attempt to create a successor (Poetry and the People) toLeft Review, when the latter folded in 1938.
He then worked inGermany, in publishing. DuringWorld War II, he served in intelligence in theBritish Army, in theMiddle East,Africa andFrance. He was a publishedwar poet;Trident, withHubert Nicholson andDavid Martin, was published byRandall Swingler's Fore Publications in 1944.
In 1949, he returned to Australia, settling inBrisbane. He was a founder in 1950 of the Realist Writers Group. He then worked and published mostly on Australian songs and music, recitingballads at arts festivals. In the1984 Australia Day Honours, he was made aMember of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to literature as a poet and musician".[1] He died in Brisbane.
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