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Mary Blackwood’s poems have been published over four decades since the 1970s. In March 2022 Ginninderra published her collected poems under the title Small Cosmos. Her rhyming children’s picture book Derek the Dinosaur, illustrated by Kerry Argent, was first published in 1987 by Omnibus Books, reprinted seven times, and published in America and Korea. Mary Blackwood worked in Tasmania as a clinical psychologist and later in senior health management roles, most notably in mental health. She retired in 2013 and lives in Hobart.
Mary Blackwood’s poems have been published over four decades since the 1970s. In March 2022 Ginninderra published her collected poems under the title Small Cosmos. Her rhyming children’s picture book Derek the Dinosaur, illustrated by Kerry Argent, was first published in 1987 by Omnibus Books, reprinted seven times, and published in America and Korea. Mary Blackwood worked in Tasmania as a clinical psychologist and later in senior health management roles, most notably in mental health. She retired in 2013 and lives in Hobart.
