Alison Waley
Alison Grant Robinson Waley (29 April 1901 – 10 May 2001) was a New Zealand poet, journalist, artist and writer, best known for her memoir ''A Half of Two Lives: A Personal Memoir'', a book about her lifelong affair with writer and translator Arthur Waley. Biography Waley was born in Nelson, New Zealand on 29 April 1901. In late 1920, she began writing children's page called the "Fairy Ring" which come out every Saturday in '' The Evening Post'' published in Wellington, New Zealand. She wrote under the name ''Fairiel'' and was producing most of the writing and drawing for the page. Waley was also a well known poet and associate of Robin Hyde. Some of her poetry was published in 1930 in an anthology of New Zealand poetry titled ''Kowhai Gold''. In 1929, she traveled to London, sold her return ticket to New Zealand, and then began working in publishing. That same year, she met Arthur Waley. They remained lovers for the rest of Arthur's life. Her relationship with him is the subj ...
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Nelson, New Zealand
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