Peter Denis Kevans (15 January 1939–2005) was an Australian poet, songwriter and folk singer from Canberra.
1 Westlake, which is today the site of a memorial to the families who lived in the area, located close to the grounds of the Mexican Embassy in Yarralumla.
[2] Kevans won a scholarship to St Josephs College, Sydney, where he played cricket and rugby for the school first teams of 1956.
[2] Although initially studying medicine, at his father's urging for him to become a writer he switched courses to complete a Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Education and a Master of Arts in Australian Literature at Sydney University, while working on building sites and becoming a member of the New South Wales Builders Labourers Federation.
Kevans became active in pro-peace political and cultural movements, including the Realist Writers Group associated with the Bush Music Club.