Jack performs the classic bush poems of greats like Banjo Patterson, Henry Lawson, Will Ogilvie, and C J Dennis. An excellent reference work for schools and to be enjoyed by lovers of bush poetry everywhere.
Bush poet Jack Drake lives in Stanthorpe, Queensland and is the composer of Australian Bush Poetry Classics, Bronco Harry’s Last Ride, Dinkum Poetry and The Cattledog’s Revenge.
| Weight | 110 g |
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| Dimensions | 140 × 120 × 120 mm |
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Jack Drake presents his brand of humourous Australian bush poems. Dinkum performance verse from a country Queensland legend.
– Whoever it was who coined the term ‘A Knockabout Bloke’ may well have had Jack Drake in mind. – Bruce Simpson
The third CD from the star of the Tamworth Music Festival’s annual Sex, Lies and Bush Poetry event. ‘Whoever it was who coined the term “A Knockabout Bloke” may well have had Jack Drake in mind.’ – Bruce Simpson
Performance poetry with a bite from the Bush Poet of the Year 2001! His love of words and verse started when his father gave him a copy of Banjo Patterson’s verses when he was 10 years old.
Central to this work is the idea that interactions with people from outside our culture challenge our expectations. Meanings and understandings must often be negotiated in intangible, non-rational and unseen ways. Foucault’s notion of the third space has influenced this work, as has the Balinese belief that reality is an interaction of Sekala (the Seen) and Niskala (the Unseen).
May is a carefree girl who likes nothing better than singing along to the Spice Girls, roller blading and eating cheese on toast with her friends. But then May’s family moves to a new town and May’s world is turned upside down.
This fun-filled musical story has been developed for children aged 2-6 years to follow the adventures of the community who live and thrive in Humminghive. Young and old have a “voice” that rejoices in the peacefulness, courtesy and equality that bring tranquillity and harmony. Differences between the various animal and human inhabitants are resolved with confidence, and high self-esteem is fostered between all those who live in Humminghive as one successful society.
In this essay collection, Michael Cohen presents the odd idea of the suicide note as a writing project that can be critiqued like any other, describes encounters with illegal border crossers in south Texas, and ponders the sudden popularity of books about atheism.
This is the tale of the critters who reside behind the locked gates of a Botanical Gardens at night. It’s the first formal offering from author/illustrator War Of The Real.
Arguably the most literary of science fiction shows, Dr Who has adapted its time lords and cast of companions and alien threats to audiences across the globe for more than 50 years.
In Time Lords Remixed unapologetic Whovian and digital artist David P. Reiter reimagines the voices of time lords, especially Peter Capaldi and Jodie Whittaker, through a poetic and image remix that spans 50 episodes and includes associative internet links that build on his Western Australian Premier’s Award-winning title Timelord Dreaming.
Washing up in Malta is an intimate story of two women and their relationship with the tiny island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea.
Grace leaves Malta prior to WW2 and marries her Scottish sailor. Her daughter, Jessica, returns after a lifetime of travel. Two different lives reflect a century of turmoil and social change yet mother and daughter share resilience and love in finding their own paths.
PhD student Dylan Cashew abandons his thesis on D. H. Lawrence for the uncertain world of top secret aerospace editing, college teaching and then independent publishing.
Ranging from the philosophical title piece of the anthology, through medical associations in “Neurosurgery”, to wartime reflections in “Ypres on Boxing Day” to the personal family pieces like “A Note for My Daughter”, this selection of the author’s best work is certain to please the ear.
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