Dimensions
158 x 235 x 27mm
Rhymed verse has many purposes apart from fulfilling our emotional needs as poetry. It can document history, heroics and current events, tell stories, comment on social issues and satirise. At its best it is as subtle and satisfying as any form of literature can be, but its primary purpose is entertainment - whether it be for reading, writing, performing or listening.
'An Australian Heritage of Verse' features hundreds of classics from Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson, Will Ogilivie, Harry Morant, CJ Dennis, Victor Daley, Mary Gilmore, WT Goodge, "John O'Brien" and the rest alongside contemporary writers such as Denis Kevans, John Dengate, Keith McKenry, Colin Wilson, Bruce Simpson, Ted Egan, Rupert McCall, Eric Bogle, Joy McKean, "Mac" Cormack, Oodgeroo Noonuccal and many, many more.
