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Thomas Henry Kendall (18 April 1839 [a] – 1 August 1882), was an Australian author and bush poet, who was particularly known for his poems and tales set in a natural environment. He appears never to have used his first name — his three volumes of verse were all published under the name of "Henry Kendall". Early life.
Known for his lyrical and descriptive style, Kendall's poems frequently employ evocative imagery and a musicality that draws readers into his world. He captures the solitude and grandeur of the bush, the power of the sea, and the fragility of human existence in the face of nature's forces.
Henry Kendall (born April 18, 1839, Yatteyattah, near Milton, N.S.W., Australia—died Aug. 1, 1882, Sydney) was an Australian poet whose verse was a triumph over a life of adversity. His father, a missionary and linguist, died when Kendall and his twin brother, Basil Edward, were two years old.
Henry Kendall is an Australian poet, born in 1839, and was the first Australian poet whose writings were based on Australia’s natural scenery and majestic landscape.
Jun 10, 2012 · Henry Kendall was an Australian poet of high renown, being regarded as “Australia’s greatest lyric poet”. [1] He is particularly well-known for his poems dealing with Australian life and landscape, such as “ Bell-Birds ”, “ Christmas Creek ”, and “ On a Cattle Track ”.
Aug 2, 2008 · Henry Kendall returned to Sydney in March, 1857, and at once obtained employment in the city and set about making a home for his mother and sisters. Mrs. Kendall, granddaughter of Leonard McNally, a Dublin notable of his day, was a clever, handsome woman with a strong constitution and a volatile temperament.
Henry Kendall was an Australian author who is known for his bush poems. His work is often concerned with environmental subjects. His first volume, Poems and Songs, was published in 1862. Like most of his work, it was well-received. Today, his poetry is best-known in Australia.
Abstract. This critical edition includes 90 previously uncollected poems and collates manuscripts of the poems and their appearances in periodicals and newspapers during the poet's life-time. There are copious biographical and critical notes, indexes and a bibliography.
Mar 15, 2018 · Thomas Henry Kendall (1839 – 1882) was a nineteenth-century Australian author and bush poet, who was particularly known for his poems and tales set in a natural environment setting. In 1859-69, Henry Kendall won repute as a poet by regular contributions to newspapers and periodicals in Sydney and Melbourne and by the publication in ...
"Henry Kendall is Australia's best known nineteenth-century poet and author of the memorable "Bell Birds". "This edition offers new perspectives on Kendall's work and stresses the cultural and historical context shaping his thought. His versatility is amply demonstrated by the selection of poems.
