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Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson was an Australian poet and writer. Many believe he was the first poet to capture the Australian way of life.
(Poem read aloud) ""The ladies are coming", the super says to the shearers sweltering there, and 'the ladies' means in the shearing shed..."don't cut 'em too bad. Don't swear." The ghost of a pause in the shed's rough heart, and lower is bowed each head, then nothing is heard save a whispered word, and the roar of the shearing shed."
When he was 9 years old he got an ear infection and became partly deaf and by the time he turned 14 he was completely deaf.
He was constantly bullied at school and became a loner
Much of his inspiration came from the Australian bush, and its people. Because he'd known the hardships of bush life Henry Lawson could understand its ways.
(Poem read aloud) "Strong blows on the wedge, a rip and a tear and the log opens up to the butt. And spreading around through the pure mountain air, is the scent of the wood newly cut."
In 1888 the Bulletin started to publish Henry's stories and poems. People could see he understood life in Australia, and he soon had loyal readers.
Henry got sick. Both in mind and body. He spent time in a mental hospital, and never really recovered. Henry Lawson was only fifty-five years of age when he died at home alone. He'd been writing in his bed. The government paid for his funeral as a mark of respect.
A list of poems *A Hymn of Socialists *Flag of The Southern *Cross *Faces in the Street *The Blue Mountains *Eureka *The Never Never Country
