ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Well there you go Marty... one baby step infront of the other...

Good to see you catching up with CJ Marty. Try his poem An Old Master. I think you will love it.

G'day Marty,

Unfortunately (maybe that is a bad choice of words) CJ is mainly known for his 'Bloke' style of poems - but his body of work is vast and covers many styles. I admit I have read little of the 'other' style but have collected many of the little illustrated books of the 'better known' style. Please forgive all the '-' and (-) but I can't think of any other way to get across what I wish to say.

CJ was very clever and I think is probably an acquired taste. When I was a kid I loved listening to the poems of CJ Dennis on a record my mother had. I'm not overly familiar with most of his work but I can still hear voice reciting The Play on that record. It really captured me. I heard the poem at Morisset last week but the voice I still hear is the one on that record even though I haven't heard it for umm, quite some time.

Heather

That's a very interesting comment Marty. I have had a similar experience with a number of poems and poets that in the past didn't mean much to me. I think it shows that you are progressing, someone called it the "aha" moment, when what you have been struggling with starts to become clear.
How do you get there ? I don't know, is there a psychologist in the house ?

Sounds good though.

It's called "influence" Neville.

Yeah Marty - with you - but if you read nothing else in your life - read 'The Glugs of Gosh' - a truly remarkable work that stands the test of time - I read it to the family on Saturday night and we could still find so much relevance to today...

h

Did you mean Heather, he's under the influence.

Hully, I have a complete copy of the Glugs of Gosh. I struggle with it. I think I don't know enough about the political/social scene of C.J.Dennis's time to see the connections.

I will try not to make a habit of it, but I must agree with Neville here.

Neil

Goes without saying Neville.