Gwen Harwood AO (with Sarah Bailey)

They thought they were publishing poetry by a mysterious male writer…but they were actually publishing a furious joke written by Gwen Harwood. In 1961, Harwood fooled The Bulletin into printing two poems containing a hidden message aimed directly at its editors, exposing the sexism of Australia's literary establishment in spectacular fashion. But the hoax was only the beginning of the extraordinary life of the woman behind the masks; Gwen Harwood.

Story starts at 9:26.

Full video: watch here

Follow us: instagram and TikTok

Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial

Follow Sarah: here

Buy me a coffee: here

Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/notanothercrimepodcast

Want to write to us? We'd love to hear from you: yeshello@theproducerboy.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.