Kenneth Slessor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenneth Slessor

Australian poet and journalist

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1901

Place of Birth: Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1971

Profession: writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Kenneth Adolphe Slessor (27 March 1901 – 30 June 1971) was an Australian poet, journalist and official war correspondent in World War II.
He was one of Australia's leading poets, notable particularly for the absorption of modernist influences into Australian poetry.
The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is named after him.