Florence Hayward (13 November 1858 – 19 January 1939), pen name "Firenze", was a South Australian poet.

History

Florence was a daughter of Philip Henry Burden and his wife Mary Burden née Jones, and a sister of

Fred Burden Frederic Britten Burden (1852 – 30 January 1897) was a businessman and newspaper editor in the colony of South Australia. History Burden was born in England, the second son of Philip Henry Burden (ca.1823 – 3 March 1864), and emigrated to Sou ...

. Their father died young and their mother married the founder of '' The Advertiser'',

John Henry Barrow John Henry Barrow (1817 – 22 August 1874) was a Congregational minister, journalist and South Australian politician. Early life Barrow was born in England, son of John Barrow. After he studied for the Congregational ministry at Hackney Coll ...

, who adopted her children. She married Dr.

William Thornborough Hayward Dr. William Thornborough Hayward CMG., LLD., MRCS., LRCPI. (26 June 1854 – 21 December 1928), was a medical doctor in South Australia. History Hayward was born in England, the son of William G. Hayward and Dionysia Hayward, née Barnes of Readi ...

(26 June 1854 – 21 December 1928) on 26 June 1879. Their first child, Harold Thornborough Hayward, was born at Riverton in 1880. In 1882 they moved to Norwood, living on The Parade, where William established himself as a physician. He was appointed Honorary Physician to the Royal Adelaide and lectured at the University of Adelaide. He served in England and France in senior positions and returned to Adelaide as Colonel Hayward CMG. She was a friend of

C. J. Dennis Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis (7 September 1876 – 22 June 1938), better known as C. J. Dennis, was an Australian poet and journalist known for his best-selling verse novel ''The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke'' (1915). Alongside ...

and an occasional guest at his

Toolangi, Victoria Toolangi is a locality in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the , Toolangi and the surrounding area had a population of 344. It is situated on the edge of the Toolangi State Forest. History ''Toolangi'' is the Taungurong language ...

home. The book ''In the Garden of Arden'' was the product of one such stay. She has been mentioned as a vegetarian and animal rights activist.

Publications

*''Old Blues and Reds and Other Verses'' Pritchard Bros. 1915 (title poem refers to old scholars of

Saints In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual res ...

and

Princes A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary title, hereditary, in some Euro ...

colleges respectively, going to "the front".) *
The Voice in Rama
' 1916 *
Why the Laughing Jack Laughed
' illustrated by

Esmond George Robert Esmond George (20 April 1888 – 1959) was an Australian theatre actor and director, but mostly remembered as a watercolor artist and art critic. His wife, professionally known as Elizabeth George, was a well-known journalist. History Esmo ...

(Rigby 1916) *''The Sunshine Fairies and the Shadow Giants'' ill. Esmond George (Rigby 1916) "Bungalow Brownies" series *
Vagabond Verses
' 1924 *''The Orchestra of Life'' *''Farmer Hays and Others'' *''Ultimate Values Crudely Expressed in Verse: written on the fields of France and Flanders 1914–1918'' *''Tales and Tales of Tails and No Tails'' 1920 ill. Marjorie D. Kay

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayward, Florence 1858 births 1939 deaths Australian women poets Australian poets