Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Poetic Obituaries: Significant works by Val Vallis include,

Dark Wind Blowing, Songs from the East Coast and The Queensland Centenary Anthology (as editor).

"On World Poetry Day in 2002, the Honourable Matt Foley, former Minister for Employment, Training and Youth and Minister for the Arts announced the naming of a major poetry award, the first Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award for Unpublished Poetry to commemorate Val's contribution to poetry in Queensland.

"Val's work captured the landscape of the east coast and our hearts. He will be deeply missed."

from Westender: Vale Val Vallis 1916 - 2009

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