Who is Ernest Newboy from Dhalgren and what is their importance? Dhalgren English & Literature Ernest Newboy | Dhalgren

Ernest Newboy is a famous poet who visits Bellona and stays at the house of Calkins. He had been born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1916 and educated in England and had taught in New Zealand and Australia. He had received three Nobel Prize nominations. He had traveled widely. Newboy eventually leaves Bellona.