ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Here is an interesting link:
http://www.varsity.co.uk/news/2609?fb_a ... 1481237582

... I took pleasure in the summary, “I think this is excellent – poetry can really ignite the imagination,” she said. “Hopefully it will inspire a new generation of readers and writers of poetry.”

Yes, Manfred, it does seem a recovery movement is well underway, both in Australia and the UK.