Roderic quinn biography for kids

Australian poet 1867–1949

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Roderic quinn biography for kids

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Roderic Joseph Quinn (26 November 1867 – 15 August 1949) was an Australian poet.

Early life

Quinn was born in Sydney the seventh child of Irish parents: Edward Quinn, letter-carrier, and his wife Catherine.

He was educated at Catholic schools, where he met and formed lifelong friendships with Christopher Brennan and E. J. Brady.^[1] After finishing school, he studied law irregularly and taught for six months at Milbrulong Provisional Public School, near Wagga Wagga.

Then came a short stint as a public servant back in Sydney, where he became editor of the North Sydney News.

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Career

Quinn began publishing his poetry in The Bulletin during the 1890s and continued to do so for the rest of his life, writing over 1200 individual pieces in all. He published a novel, Mostyn Stayne, in 1897, but it was not successful.

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