Poet Poll

Bob Pacey · Post by **Bob Pacey** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:46 am

I keep polishing Marty but the apples don't get any shine !!!!

Robert

Post by **Hully** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:09 am

Lawson...without no second place offered....

though I am now getting a memory 'light bulb' for a poem I once wrote - "Banjo's Heart, Henry's Mind"....will go trawling.

h

Wendy Seddon · Post by **Wendy Seddon** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:15 am

Lawson for me too!

Post by **Heather** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:10 pm

Interesting. I've only just started to read a bit of Paterson and I do like some of his work - not that I've read much at this point but I found a lot of it much the same. I find Lawson has a much better use of language. That's not to say Paterson isn't good at what he does but Lawson reaches into my heart. I'll keep reading...

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:22 pm

Yes, Paterson is an interesting case. To my mind, he wrote half a dozen poems that stand head and shoulders above the rest of his work.

His journalistic work - 'Happy Dispatches' - is very interesting, and certainly worth reading. It's not particularly engaging at an emotional level, but it gives a fascinating insight into the times.

Post by **Heather** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:44 pm

So far Stephen I like: In Defence of the Bush - you can hear the indignation in it; Clancy and The Bush Christening. A lot of them sound the same to me though. I never get tired of reading Lawson.

Maureen K Clifford · Post by **Maureen K Clifford** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:34 pm

Paterson for me. So many of his works are still talking the talk

It's Grand...every bit as relevant today as it was when he wrote it.

The Uplift ... all running for current elections should take note

The Silent Shearer - good advice

In the Stable - love it - full of action and bravery - carries you along

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:01 pm

The Man from Snowy River.
Clancy of the Overflow.
Mulga Bill's Bicycle.
The Man from Ironbark.
Waltzing Matilda, of course.

That's about it for me.

By the way, did you see that 'The Dawn', the newspaper created by Henry's mother, Louisa, has just been made available online?

Here's the story:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-08/n ... al/3876066

Neville Briggs · Post by **Neville Briggs** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:19 pm

Wot about The Travelling Post Office, Stephen you couldn't leave that out.

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:36 pm

Yes, it's a good poem, but I wouldn't put it in the class of the others. Personally.

ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

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