Feb 182023

Bob – Australian Poem

Bob - Australian Poem

“Bob” is an Australian Poem written by Henry Kendall (1839-1882). This poem was written in 1869 and has been included in many anthologies of Australian poetry.

Feb 182023

Geraldine – Australian Poem

Geraldine - Australian Poem

Geraldine is a poem by Henry Kendall. It appears in Kendall’s 1874 collection of poems, ‘The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke’, the first Australian collection to be published with illustrations.

Feb 182023

Coogee – Australian Poem

Coogee - Australian Poem

Coogee is a poem written by Henry Kendall (1839-1882), an Indigenous Australian poet.

Feb 182023

September in Australia – Australian Poem

September in Australia - Australian Poem

September in Australia is an Australian Poem written by Henry Kendall (1839-1882). It describes the beauty of autumn in his homeland and the harsh conditions that it produces.

Feb 182023

The Warrigal – Australian Poem

The Warrigal - Australian Poem

‘The Warrigal’ is an Australian poem written by Henry Kendall in 1882. The long poem is about a convict’s memories of sailing from England to Australia, and his life there.

Feb 182023

The Australian Emigrant – Australian Poem

The Australian Emigrant - Australian Poem

“The Australian Emigrant” is an Australian Poem written by Henry Kendall (1839-1882) How dazzling the sunbeams awoke on the spray,When Australia first rose in the distance away,As welcome to us on the deck of the bark,As…Continue Reading

Feb 182023

The Wild Kangaroo – Austraian Poem

The Wild Kangaroo - Austraian Poem

The Wild Kangaroo is a poem written by Henry Kendall. It recounts the struggles of a kangaroo against its natural enemies such as dingoes, wild dogs, and humans.

Feb 182023

The Barcoo – Australian Poem

The Barcoo - Australian Poem

The Barcoo is a river that flows through central Australia. The poem was written by Henry Kendall (1839-1882), an Australian poet and first published in 1874.

Feb 182023

The Austral Months – Australian Poem

The Austral Months - Australian Poem

“The Austral Months” is a poem written by Henry Kendall (1839-1882), an Australian poet who wrote many poems.

Jan 072023

Bell Birds – Australian Poem

Bell Birds - Australian Poem

Bell Birds, by Henry Kendall is a romantic poem written by an Australian poet. This poem describes the morning bird calling at dawn in the bush :”And all day long the bellbirds bring their sweet clear music;