100 Australian Poems You Need To Know     Grant, Jamie (Editor)

Poetry? For today's readers? Yes, and not just for those who buy their poetry collections religiously either; this book is for everyone. Frustrated by the perception that Australian poetry is dry, inaccessible and focused only on the country's landscape, acclaimed poet Jamie Grant decided to form his own collection. One that properly encompassed the liveliness of our country's writing and showed that the only thing dry about its poetry was the humour within it. The collection ranges from the early nineteenth century of Francis MacNamara and Charles Harpur, through the later years of CJ Dennis and Henry Lawson, right up to the present day of Gig Ryan, David Malouf, Stephen McInerney and Kate Jennings. The preoccupations of the different eras are given a full airing - convicts and stockriders, the challenges of drought and war, the rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney, the divide between the city and the bush, and the different approaches of generations X, Y and Z. The ‘smaller' issues have their outing too: love, barbecues, giraffes, sky writing and pumpkins so big they don't seem real. For anyone curious about what makes Australians who they are, this collection is a must-have. This beautiful collection, illustrated throughout with etchings by Bridget Farmer, should be in every Australian home.

John O'Brien

This volume combines O'Briens two books - Around the Boree Log and The Parish of St Mel's.

Affectionate and humorous verse of farming life and the life of Irish settlers in Australia - at home on the land and at the church on the hill that is the centre of their lives.

An hilarious account of a young man growing up in the outback of the 1950s. This was before technology took over and each station was its own self contained community and mateship often a matter of life and death.

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Australian Short Story Collection

Edited by Laurie Hergenham. Lawson, Marshal, White, Moorehouse, Wilding and others. 354 pp.

Banjo's Best Loved Poems

"Time spent reading this book will be time spent with old, familiar friends. There is a warmth, richness and humour about the poems of Banjo Paterson that has endeared them to generations of Australians. Old favourites include: The Man from Snowy River Mulga Bill's Bicycle The Geebung Polo Club and of course Waltzing Matilda".

The poems in this collection were chosen by Patterson's grand-daughters.

The poet A B 'Banjo' Paterson, best known for his rousing folk classics "The Man from Snowy River" and "Waltzing Matilda," is widely acknowledged as Australia's greatest and most popular balladist. His poems, written with great gusto and humour, celebrate all the romance and rough-and-tumble of old Australia. In this collection, leading Paterson scholar Clement Semmler presents more than 100 of Paterson's poems that reflect the remarkable richness and range of his writings. Generously illustrated with period drawings, this first Penguin edition of Paterson's verse pays tribute to one of Australia's favourite sons – 'the Banjo of the Bush.' 290pp.

Bob Magor collection of books

Bob Magor left school at 15 years of age, then spent about 25 years working his sheep and cattle farm in South Australia. At the age of "about 40" he decided to follow his sons who announced they wanted to pursue a career "off the land".

Bob began putting his rural experience to use by writing bush verse and poetry and has now written the seven books presented here.

The first of his works was released at the Tamworth Country Music festivals of the early 1990s, and he has gone from strength to strength since that time.

The titles of Bob's books pretty much gives the gist of the majority of what the content is about. People with a dry sense of humour will undoubtedly get the most enjoyment from these books.

All Bob Magor titles are avaialable as audio books.

Humorous Bush Verse. The dynamite-carrying crow is a classic. 

A farmer suffering PMT (Perpetual Milking Tantrums)

Situations anyone who has ever been caravanning or camping with other people will be able to relate to.

More Bush Verse including 'Cooper Coming Down'

Bob Magor pokes some more fun at caravanners. From blokes doing the supermarket shopping to line dancing. Bob also throws in some serious thoughts on campfires and the local fire services.

Having just received a copy of The Exodus I have to say it is a must have for those fortunate to have been around a bit - or perhaps lessons for those just starting! A great belly laugh or a continual smirk - do yourself a favour and buy it!     Robert

FMG is a special dish served in the Prairie Hotel at Parachilna, SA.

Snakes Alive continues the humour of life on the land with the exception of a few serious ballads. 

Includes these lines: But all fail to compare with when Gran split the air with the squawk of an opera singer. And the Richter scale proved that the earth really moved when old Gran caught her boobs in the Wringer

102pp.

In his eighth book Bob provides more insight into caravanning, the challenge of being a parent and husband, he explores the art of sumo wrestling, shares shearing stories, exposes the perils of lawn bowls and delves into many more topics.

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