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y separately published work icon The Austral Months sequence   poetry  
  • Author:agent Henry Kendall http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/kendall-henry
Issue Details: First known date: 1881... 1881 The Austral Months
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Notes

  • This sequence of poems was first published in the Sydney Mail in 1881, with the individual poems appearing monthly between January and December, many with an accompanying illustration. The poem 'September' consisted of the second and third verses of Kendall's poem 'September in Australia'.

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January i "The first fair month! In singing Summer's sphere", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 1 January vol. 31 no. 1069 1881; (p. 12) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 292) The Freeman's Journal , 14 January vol. 60 no. 3649 1909; (p. 38) The Lone Hand , January vol. 10 no. 57 1912; (p. A3) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 442)
April i "The darling of Australia's Autumn - Now", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 9 April vol. 31 no. 1083 1881; (p. 580) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 295) The School Paper : Grades V and VI , April no. 336 1927; (p. 42) Selected Poems of Henry Kendall 1957; (p. 17) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 443) Selected Poems of Henry Kendall 1988; (p. 17)
March i "Clear upland voices full of wind and stream", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 5 March vol. 31 no. 1078 1881; (p. 372) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 294) Selected Poems of Henry Kendall 1957; (p. 17) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 443) Selected Poems of Henry Kendall 1988; (p. 17)
July i "High travelling winds, filled with the strong Storm's soul,", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 2 July vol. 32 no. 1095 1881; (p. 16) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 298) The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , July no. 225 1918; (p. [81]) Selected Poems of Henry Kendall 1957; (p. 18) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 445) Selected Poems of Henry Kendall 1988; (p. 18)
February i "The bright-haired, blue-eyed last of summer! Lo,", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 5 February vol. 31 no. 1074 1881; (p. 209) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 293) The Freeman's Journal , 4 February vol. 60 no. 3652 1909; (p. 31) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 442)
May i "Now sings a cool, bland wind, where falls and flows", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 7 May vol. 31 no. 1087 1881; (p. 740) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 296) The Freeman's Journal , 9 May vol. 68 no. 3822 1912; (p. 3) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 444)
June i "Not like that month when, in imperial space,", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 4 June vol. 31 no. 1091 1881; (p. 900) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 297) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 444)
August i "Across the range - by every scarred black fell,", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 20 August vol. 32 no. 1102 1881; (p. 321) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 299) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 445)
September i "September, the maid with the swift silver feet!", Henry Kendall , 1881 extract poetry (September in Australia)
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 3 September vol. 32 no. 1104 1881; (p. 397) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 445-446)
October i "Where fountains sing and many waters meet,", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 8 October vol. 32 no. 1109 1881; (p. 605) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 300) The Freeman's Journal , 3 October vol. 68 no. 3843 1912; (p. 7) The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII , October no. 361 1930; (p. 133) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 446)
November i "Now beats the first warm pulse of Summer - now", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 19 November vol. 32 no. 1115 1881; (p. 845) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 301) The Freeman's Journal , 16 November vol. 62 no. 3796 1911; (p. 38) The Poetical Works of Henry Kendall 1966; (p. 446)
December December in Australia i "The month whose face is holiness! She brings", Henry Kendall , 1881 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 3 December vol. 32 no. 1117 1881; (p. 925) Poems of Henry Kendall 1886; (p. 302) The Sydney Mail , 7 December vol. 48 no. 1535 1889; (p. 1268) The Freeman's Journal , 30 November vol. 62 no. 3798 1911; (p. 3) The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , December no. 194 1915; (p. 165-166) The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII , December no. 341 1928; (p. 162)

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First known date: 1881
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y separately published work icon September in Australia i "Grey Winter hath gone, like a wearisome guest,", Henry Kendall , 1930-1939 (Manuscript version)x401402 Z315985 1867 single work poetry
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