tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post2943398110095774791..comments2023-11-04T02:36:30.385+11:00Comments on Thru my Sydney Eye: Taphophile Tragics - A face in the gutterJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-81399607911496174592012-06-25T20:50:08.875+10:002012-06-25T20:50:08.875+10:00BTW - 'The Bulletin' was the magazine that...BTW - 'The Bulletin' was the magazine that published Lawson's works and Banjo Paterson's works. It's owner/editor was J.F. Archibald who was legendary ... I gather.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-60658578948676271682012-06-25T20:47:24.591+10:002012-06-25T20:47:24.591+10:00Hamilton - Lawson wrote 'The Bush Girl' in...Hamilton - Lawson wrote 'The Bush Girl' in 1901 and 'A Bush Girl' in 1909. His editor should not have allowed this!<br /><br />The poems are quite different but the themes are very very similar. No matter how nice and how intelligent you are, you MUST broaden your horizons and not stay on the farm with no intellectual or social input.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-59413591227971341352012-06-25T20:42:21.037+10:002012-06-25T20:42:21.037+10:00Francisca - 'A Dirge of Joy' was written i...Francisca - 'A Dirge of Joy' was written in 1914 which was not only the start of WW1 but also on the cusp of the existing conscription being allowed for overseas service as well as national service.<br /><br />Lawon has a domineering, but very talented mother, Louisa and I suspect this queered his attitude to women, although there were a number of affairs aluded to in the biographies. He must also be assessed given the sexual mores of the times back then.<br /><br />Much of his writing is not light hearted.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-75617351609821051352012-06-25T20:15:35.415+10:002012-06-25T20:15:35.415+10:00Not surprised Henry Lawson didn't have a happy...Not surprised Henry Lawson didn't have a happy marriage:<br /><br />Oh! this is a joyful dirge, my friends, and this is a hymn of praise;<br />And this is a clamour of Victory, and a pæan of Ancient Days.<br />It isn’t a Yelp of the Battlefield; nor a Howl of the Bounding Wave,<br />But an ode to the Things that the War has Killed, and a lay of the Festive Grave.<br />’Tis a triolet of the Tomb, you bet, and a whoop because of Despair,<br />And it’s sung as I stand on my hoary head and wave my legs in the air!<br />Oh! I dance on the grave of the Suffragette (I dance on my hands and dome),<br />And the Sanctity-of-the-Marriage-Tie and the Breaking-Up-of-the-Home.<br />And I dance on the grave of the weird White-Slave that died when the war began;<br />And Better-Protection-for-Women-and-Girls, and Men-Made-Laws-for-Man!<br /><br />Oh, I dance on the Liberal Lady’s grave and the Labour Woman’s, too;<br />And the grave of the Female lie and shriek, with a dance that is wild and new.<br />And my only regret in this song-a-let as I dance over dale and hill,<br />Is the Yarn-of-the-Wife and the Tale-of-the-Girl that never a war can kill.<br /><br />Oh, I dance on the grave of the want-ter-write, and I dance on the Tomb of the Sneer,<br />And poet-and-author-and-critic, too, who used to be great round here.<br />But “Old Mother Often” (“Mother of Ten”) and “Parent” escaped from the grave—<br />And “Pro Bono Publico” liveth again, as “Victis,” or “Honour the Brave.”<br /><br />Oh, lightly I danced upon Politics’ grave where the Friend of the Candidate slept,<br />And over the Female Political Devil, oh wildly I bounded and leapt.<br />But this dance shall be nothing compared with the dance of the spook of the writer who sings<br />On the grave of the bard and the Bulletin’s grave, out there at the Finish of Things! <br /><br />:-)Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-85288993170747325152012-06-25T01:18:17.517+10:002012-06-25T01:18:17.517+10:00I wasn't familiar with Lawson, so looked up on...I wasn't familiar with Lawson, so looked up one of his poems, A Bush Girl - a man with a lard life describing a girl with another.hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-48808797657058278752012-06-21T03:27:16.047+10:002012-06-21T03:27:16.047+10:00an interesting story. i really know so little, sho...an interesting story. i really know so little, should i say nothing?, about your country!! your writers and poets, anything. <br />i should read your blog more often, i guess. :)<br />regarding the poet at least i dont like to read poetry...CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-40058467089429783412012-06-20T09:27:55.990+10:002012-06-20T09:27:55.990+10:00The style of his grave is interesting to me... we ...The style of his grave is interesting to me... we don't have graves like that here in my neck of the woods, just regular headstones. Was it the style of the time?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375924951116249874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-82199129886426319282012-06-20T07:56:06.564+10:002012-06-20T07:56:06.564+10:00Not a poet I am familiar with, which of his poems ...Not a poet I am familiar with, which of his poems would you suggest are worth looking at to get a flavour of his work?Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093410113028503578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-87081233696207323432012-06-20T06:49:54.397+10:002012-06-20T06:49:54.397+10:00With the red sign I guess everyone can find his gr...With the red sign I guess everyone can find his grave.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-24400270229834697422012-06-20T06:36:09.241+10:002012-06-20T06:36:09.241+10:00Not sure why poets have this reputation for dying ...Not sure why poets have this reputation for dying young, Steffe. I'll grant you that rock stars seem to as well ... <br /><br />Paul, that is the sad thing about Lawson. He is at least Paterson's equal.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-88456679603476915722012-06-20T06:30:26.430+10:002012-06-20T06:30:26.430+10:00Not heard of Lawson, but I do recall Banjo Paterso...Not heard of Lawson, but I do recall Banjo Paterson and "The Man From Snowy River" and of course Waltzing Matilda.Leeds daily photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240127660481382397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-31085466367184513202012-06-20T02:06:50.362+10:002012-06-20T02:06:50.362+10:00I don't read poetry, but poets often die young...I don't read poetry, but poets often die young.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-12657006575523474642012-06-19T21:17:16.856+10:002012-06-19T21:17:16.856+10:00Fantastic post. What an interesting story of an i...Fantastic post. What an interesting story of an interesting man, gutter or not.<br /><br />Herding CatsSeaThreePeeOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-11315487032574738112012-06-19T19:10:38.800+10:002012-06-19T19:10:38.800+10:00He lived a real poor writer life to end up in mise...He lived a real poor writer life to end up in miserable conditions. But he will be remembered by his poems I suppose.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-84258157327638699932012-06-19T17:04:53.575+10:002012-06-19T17:04:53.575+10:00Such a sad life. I do like the way that the way t...Such a sad life. I do like the way that the way that Colin Roderick describes his relations materialising from beyond the horizon.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-1799737867712681702012-06-19T16:51:10.545+10:002012-06-19T16:51:10.545+10:00I had no idea that Lawson was buried at Waverley C...I had no idea that Lawson was buried at Waverley Cemetery! So strange that he was buried in the east of Sydney near ocean when he lived his Sydney life in the west of inner Sydney at Abbotsford. Fascinating post!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-79966767124315006592012-06-19T14:22:58.251+10:002012-06-19T14:22:58.251+10:00And yet both men lived in the inner city of Sydney...And yet both men lived in the inner city of Sydney!! Yes, I can understand how their writings resonate out in the bush.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-42948452351382045112012-06-19T14:05:03.457+10:002012-06-19T14:05:03.457+10:00Very sad that we do not celebrate this heritage mo...Very sad that we do not celebrate this heritage more Julie. When we went into the bush with camels for a few weeks the poems of Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson were campfire favourites. It was wonderful to hear these verses again.Rae Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160106532622718142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-75032932811150089072012-06-19T13:16:19.635+10:002012-06-19T13:16:19.635+10:00Very melancholy place. Photos are very poignant.Very melancholy place. Photos are very poignant.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-13149051846142057552012-06-19T12:57:57.012+10:002012-06-19T12:57:57.012+10:00Very interesting.Very interesting.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-5605259792455110672012-06-19T10:12:25.396+10:002012-06-19T10:12:25.396+10:00Great post, I really do learn something new each d...Great post, I really do learn something new each day..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654167241401412222noreply@blogger.com