Bruce Beaver
Bruce Victor Beaver (14 February 1928 – 17 February 2004) was an Australian poet and novelist. Biography. Beaver was born in Manly, New South Wales. He was educated at the Manly Public School and at the Sydney Boys' High School. He worked at a number of jobs, as a cow farmer, in radio, as a wages clerk, a surveyor's labourer, fruit-picker, proof-reader and journalist, before deciding to write full-time. From 1958 to 1962, he lived in New Zealand and Norfolk Island. In 1961 Beaver's first book of poetry was published. He wrote his first  poem in response to the dropping of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima, and continued to write even while working as a labourer. Thanks to his marriage, he was able to become a full-time writer. Even though he suffered from bipolar disorder, Beaver was able to continue writing until close to his death in 2004. When asked to list their favourite books, Dorothy Porter named Bruce Beaver and is quoted as saying: