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Epigraph: 'Blessed are the poor in spirit ... blessed are the mourners ... Ye are the salt of the earth.' - The good tidings as given by matthew
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- Proemi"IN the black night, along the mud-deep roads,", single work poetry
- Toili"I TOIL, I toil, as toils a jaded horse", single work poetry
- Axiomi"LET him who toils, enjoy", single work poetry
- Drilli"WHEN day's hard task's done,", single work poetry
- Evening Hymn in the Hovelsi""We sow the fertile seed and then we reap it;", single work poetry
- In the Street : Lord Shaftesburyi"YOU have done well, we say it. You are dead,", single work poetry
- “Liberty!”i"“LIBERTY?” Is that the cry, then?", single work poetry
- In the Edgware Road (TO LORD——)i"WILL you not buy? She asks you, my lord, you", single work poetry
- To the Girls of the Unionsi"GIRLS, we love you, and love", single work poetry
- Hagari"SHE went along the road,", single work poetry
- A Visitor in the Campi"WHAT, are you lost, you pretty little lady?", single work poetry
- Lord Leitrimi"BRUTE beast, at last you have it! Now we know", single work poetry
- Belgravia by Nighti"“THE foxes have holes,", single work poetry
- “Jesus”i"WHERE is poor Jesus gone?", single work poetry
- Parallels for the Piousi"“HE holds a pistol to my head,", single work poetry
- Prayeri"THIS is what I pray", single work poetry
- To the “Christians”i"TAKE, then, your paltry Christ,", single work poetry
- “Defeat?”i"WHO is it speaks of defeat? —", single work poetry
- To John Ruskini"YES, you do well to mock us, you", single work poetry
- To the Emperor William Ii"YOU are at least a Man, of men a King.", single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Long 1890s : Henry Lawson, Francis Adams and the Anglo-Australian Network in London.
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Script & Print , July vol. 40 no. 3 2016; (p. 133-143) 'The article presents an essay discussing the link between history and literature. The author highlights the influence of Ango-Australian ideologies to the formation of the culture and literature in Australia, and discusses the life of notable writers in the country including Francis Adams, and Henry Lawson including some of their noteworthy literary pieces.' (Publication abstract) -
East–West Turnings : Australian and American Poetry in Light of Asia
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Across the Pacific : Australia-United States Intellectual Histories 2010; (p. 107-118)'I want to suggest in this essay something unremarkable, in the sense that it has already been remarked upon quite a lot: that both American and Australian poetry engages with the East in significant ways...With the rise of postcolonial studies, we have learned a good deal about the intersections of history, culture, power and perception. This has become not so much a field of study as a veritable Outback of study, except it isn't Outback at all: it's front and centre. But perhaps because the point is so obvious to us now we might gain something by looking at it afresh, or at least again.
My interest here, however, is not primarily in postcolonial perspectives or orientalism or subaltern studies or other similar undertakings, which typically analyse structures of dominance and resistance and illuminate ideological implications and mystifications. Indeed, the superabundance of such studies is already in excess of anything I could add. Nor am I considering the wealth of literary works that constitute Asian-American or Asian-Australian literature. My perspective is more limited, and perhaps...unremarkable. I simply want to suggest that the East so-called has also functioned as generative force - whether as provocation or inspiration - for certain poets in Australia and America, beginning in the nineteenth century and especially recently, and that there are some unusual features to this phenomenon worthy of inspection. I am going to note several examples of such poets and then say something about possible conclusions we might draw as we look to the future.' (pp. 107-108)
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Francis Adams and Songs of the Army of the Night : Negotiating Difference, Maintaining Commitment
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Victorian Poetry , vol. 40 no. 1 2002; (p. 71-85) Discusses Adams's 'ability to negotiate multiple writing positions and voices in order to reach widely different readerships in both the colonies and the motherland. Examines the way in which he adopts 'the form of popular verse, using vernacular forms and diction ... [and] constructs a persona that is consistent with much of his more "literary" writing' and which 'allows the "implied poet" of the wholoe volume to be constructed as both a member of the oppressed masses and a middle-class sympathiser.' (p.71) - y Struggle and Storm : The Life and Death of Francis Adams Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 2001 Z863760 2001 single work biography
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Literary Notes : Australasian
1890
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australasian Critic , 1 November vol. 1 no. 2 1890; (p. 37) A column canvassing current literary news including announcements of new publications such as G. B. Barton's History of New South Wales from the Records and Francis Adams's Songs of the Army of the Night.
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East–West Turnings : Australian and American Poetry in Light of Asia
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Across the Pacific : Australia-United States Intellectual Histories 2010; (p. 107-118)'I want to suggest in this essay something unremarkable, in the sense that it has already been remarked upon quite a lot: that both American and Australian poetry engages with the East in significant ways...With the rise of postcolonial studies, we have learned a good deal about the intersections of history, culture, power and perception. This has become not so much a field of study as a veritable Outback of study, except it isn't Outback at all: it's front and centre. But perhaps because the point is so obvious to us now we might gain something by looking at it afresh, or at least again.
My interest here, however, is not primarily in postcolonial perspectives or orientalism or subaltern studies or other similar undertakings, which typically analyse structures of dominance and resistance and illuminate ideological implications and mystifications. Indeed, the superabundance of such studies is already in excess of anything I could add. Nor am I considering the wealth of literary works that constitute Asian-American or Asian-Australian literature. My perspective is more limited, and perhaps...unremarkable. I simply want to suggest that the East so-called has also functioned as generative force - whether as provocation or inspiration - for certain poets in Australia and America, beginning in the nineteenth century and especially recently, and that there are some unusual features to this phenomenon worthy of inspection. I am going to note several examples of such poets and then say something about possible conclusions we might draw as we look to the future.' (pp. 107-108)
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Literary Notes : Australasian
1890
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australasian Critic , 1 November vol. 1 no. 2 1890; (p. 37) A column canvassing current literary news including announcements of new publications such as G. B. Barton's History of New South Wales from the Records and Francis Adams's Songs of the Army of the Night. - y Struggle and Storm : The Life and Death of Francis Adams Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 2001 Z863760 2001 single work biography
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Francis Adams and Songs of the Army of the Night : Negotiating Difference, Maintaining Commitment
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Victorian Poetry , vol. 40 no. 1 2002; (p. 71-85) Discusses Adams's 'ability to negotiate multiple writing positions and voices in order to reach widely different readerships in both the colonies and the motherland. Examines the way in which he adopts 'the form of popular verse, using vernacular forms and diction ... [and] constructs a persona that is consistent with much of his more "literary" writing' and which 'allows the "implied poet" of the wholoe volume to be constructed as both a member of the oppressed masses and a middle-class sympathiser.' (p.71) -
The Long 1890s : Henry Lawson, Francis Adams and the Anglo-Australian Network in London.
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Script & Print , July vol. 40 no. 3 2016; (p. 133-143) 'The article presents an essay discussing the link between history and literature. The author highlights the influence of Ango-Australian ideologies to the formation of the culture and literature in Australia, and discusses the life of notable writers in the country including Francis Adams, and Henry Lawson including some of their noteworthy literary pieces.' (Publication abstract)