This page is about the poet and critic. For the Australian painter, see Kevin Charles "Pro" Hart. For the actor and comedian, see Kevin Hart.
Kevin Hart (b. 1954) is an Australian poet and literary critic. He grew up in London and Brisbane, and was educated at the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne. In 2001 he left Australia to take up a position at the University of Notre Dame. In 2007, he accepted a position at the University of Virginia.
Hart is generally regarded as one of Australia's leading poets. His poetry has won a number of prizes, including the C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry and the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for his 1984 book, Your Shadow. He has also won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for poetry.
He is one of the most well respected professors at Notre Dame and his sense of humor is appreciated by all his students. He is known for his British accent and his favorite expression is "jolly good."
