![]() ![]() Let’s just hope the second part of that stanza comes comes to life soon, too: “But then the grey clouds gather, And we can bless again, The drumming of an army, The steady, soaking rain”. The lines, “Her pitiless blue sky, When sick at heart, around us, We see the cattle die,” are particularly poignant right now, in the middle of a crushing drought that is devastating farmers all around this wide brown land. Bryson also discusses Henry David Thoreau, who famously extolled the. ![]() ![]() They are the beaming products of a land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine. Wherever Bryson goes he finds Australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging. ![]() This includes 19th-century naturalist John Muir, whose wrote nonfiction books A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf (1916) and Our National Parks (1901). In a Sunburned Country is a delectably funny, fact-filled and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiosity. But even if you’ve never heard them before, if you’re an Australian the words will still strike a chord. In A Walk in the Woods, Bryson alludes to several historical authors, particularly those who glorified the American wild. Her connection to – and love of – her homeland is evident, and the words she wrote continue to move Australians to this day.Įveryone knows the second stanza, but the rest of the poem might not be as familiar. It was on this day in 1908 that Dorothea Mackellar’s beloved poem, “My Country” was first published ( The Spectator in London printed it under its original title, “Core of My Heart”).Ī 23-year-old (and clearly homesick) Mackellar wrote the ode to Australia while on a visit to England. ![]()
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