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Something About Me and My Book:: It was some fourteen years ago that I penned my first
rhyming bush poem called “The Beneficial Duffing”. I had no idea back then that writing bush poetry would become one of the major influences in my life and take me to so many places and win me so many awards. It has enabled me to meet some wonderful folk who, like myself, have a great love of story telling and preserving the culture of our country.

The early rhyming poets such as Paterson, Lawson, Ogilvie, O’Brien and C.J. Dennis, to name a few, left us a wonderful legacy in their works. They preserved for us, through their verses, the wonderful tales of the Australian way of life of their day and portrayed the true-blue Aussie character we have come to know and love so well, incorporating the tragedy and humour that was so much a part of everyday living. This tradition has been carried down to our day and the resurgence of bush poetry, whether in written form or through performance poetry, now enthrals crowds who share their favourite verses around the campfire, nursing homes or gather at bush poet’s breakfasts, competitions and shows throughout Australia.

This is now my eighth book of verse and yarns and I have had the opportunity to be a finalist in the Golden Gumleaf Bush Laureate Awards on three occasions at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Many of our poems have now been included on four CDs, as well as being sung as bush ballads on my EP/CD, “The Bushman and The Balladeer”, tributes to R.M. Williams and Slim Dusty. My last book, “A Muster of Australiana”, was well received and I have now put together a collection of poems penned since its release. My thanks goes to my wife Chris who now joins me recording our works as well as performing our show, “Laughter & Tears From The Bush”, and whose support I have greatly
appreciated .

My thanks to photographer, Tom Keating who allowed me to use his photo, Two Blokes Having A Yarn, that portrays so well what bush poetry is all about and to Geoffrey for his foreword, Carol Hutcheson for her editing skills and all the folk who have supported Chris and myself over the years as we have endeavoured to do our bit in KEEPING THE CULTURE.