Australian poems

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May 3rd, 2010, 05:21 PM
Antheia

Australian poems

Could i please have a list of famous australian poets and poems?
May 3rd, 2010, 05:25 PM
Lulu

Banjo Paterson.

Try google for more.
May 3rd, 2010, 05:25 PM
Sterla

I don't have a list, but some I know of are:

Gwen Harwood
Les Murray
Henry Lawson
Banjo Paterson

Sorry, I used to know heaps more. I'll be back if I remember more.
May 3rd, 2010, 05:30 PM
{sarah}

Dorethea MacKellar (sp?) - My Country
May 3rd, 2010, 05:31 PM
~Gee_Whizzy~

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Dorethea MacKellar (sp?) - My Country

:yeahthat: Such a beautifully written poem :)
May 3rd, 2010, 05:34 PM
Sterla

A bit off topic, but my dad rewrote 'My Country' for his foster dad's birthday one year...

I love a sunburnt country, and singing in the rain, I love my boat and 4wd, but easterlies are a pain....

:lol:
May 3rd, 2010, 05:42 PM
Antheia

Ah! That was one of the ones i was thinking of Sarah, thanks.

And thanks for others!
May 3rd, 2010, 05:49 PM
Nelle

I loved Banjo Patterson as a teenager. I should find my book.
May 3rd, 2010, 06:05 PM
Lulu

I read Clancy of the Overflow to the kids at bedtime. My FAVE.
May 3rd, 2010, 09:43 PM
Kazbah

Harry "Breaker" Morant .. "Old Harlequin"

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