LES MURRAY; COWSHEDS AND CONCRETE

LES MURRAY; COWSHEDS AND CONCRETE

As a Baby Boomer I grew up with little exposure to Australian literature.  It was all English boarding school stories,  Enid Blyton and Charles Dickens. My early knowledge of poets was limited to those represented in a primary school textbook called (appropriately in my case) Poems for

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THE KATOOMBA POET…….EVERY WORD A PEARL!

THE KATOOMBA POET.......EVERY WORD A PEARL!

UPDATE – This story about a Katoomba poet created enormous interest. Most people were highly amused about poor Mr Meyer’s  rejection letter, although was some sympathy.    Of course if Meyers  had seen  the following  cartoon  he may have been spared the wrath of Angus & Robertson. 

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