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An Independent Not For Profit Bush Poetry Newsletter

A Drop Bear Publication
for Poets, Balladeers, Yarnspinners,writers, and
Lovers of Australian Folk Lore
Vol. 9. No. 9 ― September 2020

Mission Statement Man From Snowy River

Fest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Senior Poet . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Australian history is almost always picturesque, indeed it is so curious and
strange, that it is in itself the chiefest novelty the country has to offer and so it C J Dennis Website . . . . . 21
pushes the other novelties into second and third place. Competition Results . . . . . 22
Adelaide Plains . . . . . . 22
It does not read like history, but beautiful lies, and all of a fresh new sort, no Bronze Swagman . . . . . 22
mouldy old stale ones. It is full of surprises and adventures, the incongruities, and Eastwood Hills . . . . . . . 22
contradictions, and incredibilities, but they are all true, they all happened. Poem: The Owl Critic . . . 23

Mark Twain James T Fields . . . . . . . . . 23
This Story Needs To Be Told 24
With this in mind, eMuse is dedicated to preserving and recording Australian culture and heritage Ekka Results . . . . . . . . . . . 24
as expressed through bush poetry and yarnspinning. Bush poetry is defined as: poetry with rhyme Camooweal Results . . . . . . 24
and meter, written by an Australian or about Australia, its people, places, things, or way of life. Quotes About Old Bush
Huts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
A Better Future Word Music Part VI . . . . . 26
Bronze Swagman . . . . . . . 27
As we react (and sometimes A litte extra bonus which is CONTENT Rhymes for Ripened Rascals 27
over-react) to the changes that a by-product that has evolved Mission Statement . . . . . . 2 Dusty Swag Awards . . . . . 27
Covid-19 imposes upon us, one from this, is how easily such A Better Future . . . . . . . . . 2 Club Directory . . . . . . . . . 28
can’t help but wonder which meetings can spread a so Trivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
changes will become permanent much further geographically eMuse Contact Address 2 Cover Illustration: “Diggers

and will all of these changes be than our own back-yards. Poem: Heading Home . . . . 3 on the Way to Bendigo”
of a future benefit. This ability and our new found Poetry Snippet . . . . . . . . . . 3 by S. T. Gill
Obviously it’s a mixed bag. know-how to use it is surely one Country Music Directory 3

Some changes will be welcome. thing worth holding onto when Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Deadline is 20th September
Others will often be justifiably the new normal arrives. Biography: Capt. for publication 1st October
viewed with suspicion. Right No doubt the subject has al- Thunderbolt . . . . . . . . . . 6
or wrong, we all have our own ready been thrown into a few Land Of Legends: MacPherson
opinions . melting pots already. I hope so and Mt Abundance . . . . . 8 Thank you to Zoe Younger for
With Bush Poetry we have no- and also hope something pro- Free Xpression . . . . . . . . . 10 your valued assistance.
ticed (as have other disiplines) ductive will come out of it. Young Writers . . . . . . . . . 10
how social media has been used as Last time I served on the Outback Writers Festival 10
a substitute for public gatherings. ABPA committe, discussions Country Links . . . . . . . . . . 10 Trivia
Meetings like Skype and began about including videos Poem: Heart of Australia 11
Zoom are appearing more and in future competition. Videos What’s Happening . . . . . 12 Sawbees is Australian slang for:
more all over the country . I of performances have already Did You Know? . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (a) An insect with a talelnt
think most of them have already been judged, e.g, the Brisbane Mt Beerwah’s Devil Devil . . 13 for capentry;
demonstrated that this is an Ekka used videos to replace Printer’s Devil . . . . . . . . . 13 (b) An angry insect;
ideal way to keep local groups their usual competition which Grandma’s Sayings . . . . . 13 (b) Handshears.
together without fear of social was not possible due the the Magic Carpet . . . . . . . . . . 13
distancing rules being broken . Ekka being cancelled . Betty Olle Awards Comp 14 Answer on page 5.
Video competitions need Silver Quill Comp . . . . . . . 14
our serious consideration. Poem: Melbourne, Till Her Contact Details
This form of competition gives Lanterns Glow Again . . 14 For a free subscription or to
big advantages in cost and ef- Unexplained: Devil’s Pool 15 add your welcome content
fort when competing over Bear Facts: Kill Devil . . . . . . 16 contributions, please contact:
huge ditances . Poem:The Red Rum of Bundy17 The Editor,
Of course ground rules need Acting Up With Fairy Wally (The Bear) Finch,
to be established . But that is Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 P. O. Box 68,
something to discuss at an- Little eMuse . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Morayfield. Q. 4506.
other time. In the meantime Some More Variations of wmbear1@bigpond.com
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