Norma Davis Explained

Norma L. Davis
Birth Name:	Norma Lochlenah Davis
Birth Date:	10 April 1905
Birth Place:	Glenora, Tasmania, Australia
Death Place:	Perth, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Poet
Language:	English
Nationality:	Australian

Norma Lochlenah Davis (10 April 1905 – 5 November 1945) was an Australian poet.^[1]

Born in Glenora, Tasmania,^[2] David moved with her parents and younger sister to Perth, Tasmania, where she lived in a house that is now the Jolly Farmer Inn. Davis remained there until her death.

Davis died of cancer at her home, Glenarvon, Perth on 5 November 1945. Her remains were privately cremated.^[3]

Working life

Davis began publishing poetry in the Australian Woman's Mirror under an array of pseudonyms.^[4] She contributed poetry to Australian literary magazines such as Meanjin, The Bulletin, Poetry and Jindyworobak. It was only in the early 1940s, shortly before her death, that Davis concentrated fully on writing.

Bibliography

Poetry collections

• Earth Cry (1943)^[5]
• I, the Thief (1944)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Austlit — Norma L. Davis . Austlit. 12 August 2023.
2. Or Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 587-588.
3. News: Obituary: Miss Norma L. Davis. 1945-11-06. Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954). 2018-12-30. 4.
4. Australian Poets and Their Works, by William Wilde, Oxford University Press, 1996.
5. Web site: Austlit — Earth Cry by Normal L. Davis . Austlit. 12 August 2023.
6. Web site: Austlit — I, the Thief by Normal L. Davis . Austlit. 12 August 2023.