by Stories from the Archive | Aug 4, 2023 | Poetry
by May Kendall aka Adelina Mabel Kendall (1873-1953) Comic verse about two men and an automaton from a little-known Australian poet, published in 1906. Two men I know – Eugene and Joe – And one is always moping, The other’s bright and ready wit Doth keep him...
by Stories from the Archive | Jun 2, 2023 | Poetry
by Myra Morris (1893-1966) In this Wednesday’s post on Women’s Nights held by the Australian Literary Society, we named some of the papers and activities that were presented. These included recitations of poems by contemporary poets, including Victorian-born Myra...
by Stories from the Archive | Mar 24, 2023 | Poetry
by Agnes Murphy (1865-1931) On Wednesday, Teresa Pitt posted an article on this fascinating author, in which she referred to the following poem. Published posthumously in June 1831, it was prefaced by this editorial note: “This, the last and one of the few poems...
by Stories from the Archive | Mar 3, 2023 | Poetry
by Bella Lavender, née Guerin (1858-1953) Sonnet (suggested by the W.P.A. cable to the Albert Hall meeting on 10th April, 1913) by Bella Lavender, M.A. More free art thou in prison than the race Of sordid men who sell for gain or greed Our free-born sisters in their...
by Stories from the Archive | Jan 6, 2023 | Poetry
by Alice Guerin Crist (1876-1941) Guerin was a native of Clare, Ireland, and emigrated to Queensland with her family when two years old. The daughter of a teacher, she became a teacher herself, before marrying and settling on the land. A gifted poet, she was...
by Stories from the Archive | Dec 9, 2022 | Poetry
by Ettie E Bode nee Ayliffe (1836-1920) This poem appeared in a centenary anthology, Australian Poets: 1788-1888. Ours was the land, all ours, mine and my people’s: the tribes, To roam at will, to dwell, to hunt and to fish in, We were the lords of the soil, the...
