I thought Stephen ( and others ? ) might be interested in this bit of trivia. I often listen to a program on the ABC Radio national called Poetica.
They usually put on modernist poets' works.
A while ago they broadcast a program of World War 1 poems. I have only just listened to it and I was surprised to find that they included a reading of The Call of Stoush by C.J. Dennis.
I think this is the first time I have ever heard one of the " bush " poets recited on this program.
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Thanks for this, Neville.
Yes, you are right, of course. I have listened to Poetica from time to time. Free verse reigns supreme, without a doubt. I imagine the programme organisers, quite reasonably, acknowledged that WW1 was still the era of rhyming verse - though all that was about to change. Nobody can reasonably deny Dennis a place in the poetry of that period.
Yes, you are right, of course. I have listened to Poetica from time to time. Free verse reigns supreme, without a doubt. I imagine the programme organisers, quite reasonably, acknowledged that WW1 was still the era of rhyming verse - though all that was about to change. Nobody can reasonably deny Dennis a place in the poetry of that period.
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The reading was done expertly by a professional actor, and as you probably know The Call of Stoush, is one of Dennis's Ginger Mick series including all the difficult phonetic argot.
I think it is difficult, I struggle with it.
I think it is difficult, I struggle with it.
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That's good to hear. Yes, all of Dennis' long slang poems are a bit of a challenge.
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