Les Murray: The Bush Bard of Bunyah
Leslie (Les) Allan Murray AO entered Buckingham Palace in a big dark suit and waistcoat. The baggy striped jumpers and comfy slacks so familiar to his admirers…
Francis McNamara aka “Frank the Poet”
A poem entitled “A Convict’s Tour to Hell” was composed by Frank McNamara in 1839. It has been said that it draws inspiration from Dante’s “Purgatory”…
Orara Kendall
The Australian born poet Henry Kendall was born in 1839. Never physically robust…