kangaroos and kindred spirits – D.H. Lawrence, Garry Shead and catching the flame of creativity
- Written by Luke Johnson, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Wollongong
In 1922, self-exiled English novelist D.H. Lawrence arrived on Australian shores with his German wife Frieda. Travelling by steamboat from Italy to New Mexico via Sri Lanka, the pair disembarked in Sydney to spend a bit of time rediscovering their land legs. Lawrence was already a well-known writer by this point, with works such as Sons and Lovers...





