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| Ania Walwics. Photo: Julie Clarke (1985/2020) |
This is a photograph I took of Ania at Rhumbarallas in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia in September,1985. Both Ania and I were published by Kris Hemensley and we were two of the writers published in In Our Own Words: Six Melbourne Writers on Tape, by Marcus Breen, available at the Queensland library. Ania and I continued our friendship over the following decades although rarely arranged to meet instead we often ran into each other in Carlton, North Melbourne or the city.
I was saddened to hear of her sudden death on 29 September. It's tragic that she died in isolation in this terrible pandemic. She was funny, intelligent, thoughtful, cheeky, private, brilliant, experimental and utterly unique. I feel honored to have known such an interesting performance poet and spent valuable time with her.
For those interested a Face Book site has been set up, which is called The Ania Walwicz Fan Club where you can post your memories of her.
GOODBYE ANIA
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