The City Bushman
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The City Bushman is a poem by iconic Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. It was first published in The Weekly Bulletin magazine on August 6 1892, under the title In Answer to "Banjo", and Otherwise. It was the fourth work in the Bulletin Debate, a series of poems by both Lawson and Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, and others, about the true nature of life in the Australian bush.
In The City Bushman, Lawson responds to Paterson's poem, [In Defense of the Bush], quoting a number of phrases, and criticising each in turn. [1] [2]
[edit] Publication Details
- Written by Henry Lawson
- First Published: The Weekly Bulletin, 6 August 1892
- Source: In The Days When The World Was Wide, And Other Verses, 1900
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[edit] References
- ^ Henry Lawson: Australian Writer Australian Government Culture and Recreation Portal
- ^ Wikisource article - In Defense of the Bush by Banjo Paterson
