Robyn Ravlich

Robyn Ravlich(born 1949) is an Australian poet who worked as a television writer and producer.

Life
Ravlich was born in Broken Hill, Australia, into a Croatian-Australian family. She studied Fine Arts, English, and Education at the University of Sydney. She became associated with the "Generation of '68" poets that included John Tranter and Robert Adamson, and published a collection of poetry in 1971. She joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)as a trainee in the early 1970s, and worked there for 35 years as a writer, producer, and presenter. Among her works are documentaries on Australian performance poetry and sound artists.

Her 2002 Radio National documentary, On a Raft All at Sea, won the Human Rights Award and the UN Media Peace Prize.

Publications

 * The Black Abacus. Sydney: New Poetry, 1971.