by Stories from the Archive | Dec 8, 2023 | Poetry
by Rosamond Agnes Benham (1874-1923) I found my feet from under me Swept swiftly by that rushing sea Of feeling, in the one high tide That flows for most – that some outride To reach the land again. But free The waves came, and resistlessly They bore me toward the...
by Stories from the Archive | Dec 1, 2023 | Poetry
by Annie Rattray Rentoul (1882-1978) On Wednesday, Whispering Gums wrote about the early work of the talented sisters, illustrator Ida Rentoul Outhwaite and writer Annie Rattray Rentoul. As WG mentioned, the first known published work by Annie was a poem, “The comet...
by Stories from the Archive | Sep 8, 2023 | Poetry
by Nancy Hannah Hogan (1873-1905) The parable of the Mountain I slept: and me thought The people of the earth Were divided. And between them, a Mountain, Huge, seeming illimitable. Yet, could I see either side, And on the one Beautiful homes Set in the midst Of wide...
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...
