Eric Beach (1947 – November 2024), was a New Zealand and Australian poet,
playwright
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Readin ...
, and
short story writer
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.
Born in New Zealand, Beach lived in
Tasmania
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and in Victoria from 1972. He was active in the Australian
Performance Poetry
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History
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scene, performing at workshops, readings and events around Australia.
His publication ''Weeping for Lost Babylon'' won the 1996 Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize, and was joint winner of the