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Alternative title: Australian Satirical Verse
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: New York (City), New York (State),
c
United States of America (USA),
c
Americas,
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Penguin , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Alas; Poor Botany Bayi"Alas; poor Botany Bay your lot is very hard", Anonymous (fl. 1798) , single work poetry satire (p. 7-9)
A Convict's Tour of Hell "Come all you prisoners of New South Wales," A Convict's Tour to Helli"You prisoners of New South Wales,", Francis MacNamara , single work poetry satire
For discussion of the various versions of this poem and the history of its compilation see Frank the Poet by Meredith and Whalen (1979). Several manuscript versions exist in the Mitchell library - ML MSS 7266, A 649, A 807 and C 967 (digitised copy: of this available)
(p. 10-15)
`Where'er the Sickning Muse'i"Where'er the sickning Muse averts her face,", William Charles Wentworth , single work poetry satire (p. 16-21)
Impromptui"Two Hundred Pounds! a tempting Sum", William Charles Wentworth , single work poetry satire (p. 21-22)
Ode to Tallowi"Who can forget when Hughes and Hosking fell,", A. T. , single work poetry satire
'Amusing mock-heroic piece.' (Webby)
(p. 23-24)
From K.C.B. : An Epitaph for Sir Charles Hothami"Beneath the barrel lies a knight", R. H. Horne , single work poetry extract satire (p. 25)
Song of the Squatters Songs of the Squattersi"The Commissioner bet me a pony - I won,", Robert Lowe , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Songs of the Squatters (No.3.)i"The gum has no shade,", Robert Lowe , single work poetry satire (p. 27-29)
Two Satires on the Gladstone Colony : 1 North Australia : [In Rhyme]i"How blessed the land where Barney's gentle sway", Robert Lowe , single work poetry satire (p. 29-31)
Note: With title: Two Satires on the Gladstone Colony : 1
Two Satires on the Gladstone Colony : 2 Inscription on the Monument Proposed To Be Erected on the Spot Where Colonel Barney Landed at Port Curtisi"Here Barney landed - memorable spot,", Robert Lowe , single work poetry satire (p. 30-31)
Note: With title: Two Satires on the Gladstone Colony : 2
"Where the wandering Barwin delighteth the eye," The Beautiful Squatteri"Where the wandering Barwon delighteth the eye,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry satire
'On a squatter who seduces Aboriginal women and is eventually killed as a result.' (Webby)
(p. 32)
Squatter Song : Bush Justicei"A Dealer, bewitched by gain-promising dreams,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry satire (p. 33)
Marvellous Martin - IIi"Who sees him walk the street, can scarce forbear", Charles Harpur , single work poetry satire (p. 34)
Canto First (from The Patriot of Australia - an Heroic Poem in Ten Cantos)i"When the great Mantuan Bard first saw the light,", Charles Harpur , extract poetry satire (p. 35-36)
Lines Suggested by a Newly Invented Sort of Pickle-Dishi"Well done, Improvement! thou dost even outrace", Charles Harpur , single work poetry satire (p. 36-37)
Impromptui"On reading a critique in the Empire on the Wentworth Medallion,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry satire (p. 37)
A Republican's Creedi"How long shall there be Kings and Emperors,", Charles Harpur , single work poetry satire (p. 38)
From : The Temple of Infamy Marvellous Martin Ii"I looked and saw a low-browed Creature pass", Charles Harpur , single work poetry (p. 38)
The Devil and the Governor : A Dramatic Sketch, 'Sylvanus' , single work drama satire (p. 39-44)
From : The Genius and the Ghosti"I would, when nations hoist a moral name,", William Forster , extract poetry satire (p. 45-47)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Penguin ,
      1986 .
      Extent: 298p.
      Note/s:
      • Introduction by Philip Neilsen.
      • Includes index.
      ISBN: 0140585591

Works about this Work

Untitled Terry Harrington , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Idiom , July vol. 23 no. 2 1988; (p. 23-24)

— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract
The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry Keith Russell , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)

— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 R. A. Simpson , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh J. S. Harry , 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Mark O'Connor , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo Adam Aitken , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems Alec Choate , 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 Robert Gray , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze Philip Hammial , 1985 selected work poetry
Anthologies and Orthodoxies Jennifer Strauss , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 13 no. 1 1987; (p. 87-95)
This is not a Pipe? : Satire and the Critical Edge Anne Diamond , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1986-1987) no. 87 1986; (p. 10-12)

— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract
Untitled Elizabeth Riddell , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The National Times , 2-8 May 1986; (p. 30)

— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract
Untitled Terry Harrington , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Idiom , July vol. 23 no. 2 1988; (p. 23-24)

— Review of The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract
Pickings from the Unkind Muse Judith Rodriguez , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 November 1986; (p. 46)

— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Contemporary Australian Poetry Dimitris Tsaloumas (translator), 1985 anthology poetry
The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry Keith Russell , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)

— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 R. A. Simpson , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh J. S. Harry , 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Mark O'Connor , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo Adam Aitken , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems Alec Choate , 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 Robert Gray , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze Philip Hammial , 1985 selected work poetry
No Fear of Flying Stephen Edgar , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Spring no. 28 1986; (p. 56-59)

— Review of The New Oxford Book of Australian Verse 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract
Australian Satirical Verse : And the Fate of Don Juan Peter Lawrence , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 30 no. 11 1986; (p. 98-99)

— Review of Don Juan in Australia Hector Monro , 1986 single work poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract
Anthologies and Orthodoxies Jennifer Strauss , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 13 no. 1 1987; (p. 87-95)
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