Australian Bush Verse
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the sunburnt plains and dusty droving tracks of the Australian interior comes a rich chorus of voices in Australian Bush Verse, a celebrated anthology selected from The Bronze Swagman Book of Bush Verse. This collection gathers some of the most beloved and enduring poems of the Australian bush tradition, chronicling the hard lives, larrikin humour, and profound spirit of the swagmen, stockmen, and settlers who shaped a nation's identity. Illustrated with evocative artwork by Maynard Waters, each page brings the rugged landscape and its characters to vivid, breathing life. Rooted in the oral tradition of the Australian outback, these verses carry the unmistakable cadence of a culture that found poetry in hardship, mateship, and the vast, unforgiving land itself. The anthology stands as a vital document of Australian literary heritage, preserving voices that might otherwise have faded into the red dust — and leaving the reader to wonder what other stories the bush still holds, waiting to be told.
Author: Mayard Waters
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the sunburnt plains and dusty droving tracks of the Australian interior comes a rich chorus of voices in Australian Bush Verse, a celebrated anthology selected from The Bronze Swagman Book of Bush Verse. This collection gathers some of the most beloved and enduring poems of the Australian bush tradition, chronicling the hard lives, larrikin humour, and profound spirit of the swagmen, stockmen, and settlers who shaped a nation's identity. Illustrated with evocative artwork by Maynard Waters, each page brings the rugged landscape and its characters to vivid, breathing life. Rooted in the oral tradition of the Australian outback, these verses carry the unmistakable cadence of a culture that found poetry in hardship, mateship, and the vast, unforgiving land itself. The anthology stands as a vital document of Australian literary heritage, preserving voices that might otherwise have faded into the red dust — and leaving the reader to wonder what other stories the bush still holds, waiting to be told.