Orwell’s Technocracy knocks at the door, Progressive state controlling all, Rebellion in 1854 like 1984, Welfare state sugar and honey,An uprising to do their bidding, Crushing capitalism our own fate, Eureka moment war of roses, An eventual police state, Goats killing the Lambs, Wake up before it’s too late, Hear the good shepherds voice, Time…
Francis Webb’s – Harry
Reading Francis Webb’s – Harry, was for me a little like digging up the past. Because back when I was a child my mother had a few mental health break downs and she was taken to Cumberland Hospital. Unfortunately for me Mental health has always been something that has been a part of my life…
Bernard O’Dowd’s Poem – Australia
The following is an exposition of Bernard O’Dowd’s Poem Australia. LAST sea-thing dredged by sailor Time from Space, One of the responsibilities of the First Mate of a Ship is to stand in the beside the Captains office with a pair of binoculars to search for danger ahead. In Europe there was a land known…
On the wallaby track by Frederick McCubbin (1896)
Frederick McCubbin’s painting, On the wallaby track, is a painting that I’ve liked for a long time. I remember looking through various printed art works in a shop in the early 1990’s, and seeing this painting for the first time. It really drew me in, and took my breath away. I liked it so much…
Real value of men in Australian society.
As a young man who grew up in Western Sydney, the main concepts of what it meant to be a man came from television. Much later in life when it came time to get a job and leave home, these concepts I had built in my mind really began to dig at me. If you…
Tell us a little bit about yourself: who you are, why you are studying Oz Lit? What brought you to the Clemente program. You can include a photo (of your place or yourself) if you wish…
Hi am Geoffrey I am studying Australian Literature, because I am tired of doing courses just for my professional development. I have done many TAFE courses in the past and it does give you a great feeling when you’ve completed these courses. For example. Just last year I completed Certificate IV in Business administration. One…
Butterfly dance
I walked among the trees, taking in all the breeze! When all at once it happened by chance I could see two black butterflies, starting to dance Two black butterflies lifted off the ground, See them twirling twisting Two winged hearts, lost in rhythm, One two three, One two three. Two black toes waltzing in…
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