Poems and Songs

About this film

LibriVox recording of Poems and Songs by Henry Kendall. Read in English by Sylvester Lan; DebK; Larry Wilson; Heather James; Leonard Wilson; Jude; Algy Pug; Peter Tucker; Lilian Elizabeth Henry Kendall was the first Australian poet to draw his inspiration from the life, scenery and traditions of the country. In the beginnings of Australian poetry the names of two other men stand with his—Adam Lindsay Gordon, of English parentage and education, and Charles Harpur, born in Australia a generation earlier than Kendall. Harpur's work, though lacking vitality, shows fitful gleams of poetic fire suggestive of greater achievement had the circumstances of his life been more favourable. Kendall, whose lot was scarcely more fortunate, is a true singer; his songs remain, and are likely long to remain, attractive to poetry lovers. - Summary by From the Introduction For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (68MB)

Directors & creators

Henry Kendall

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;poetry; australia; poems; gordon; kendall

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