Saint Peter (poem)

"Saint Peter"
by Henry Lawson
Written1893
First published inThe Bulletin
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Publication date8 April 1893
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"Saint Peter" is a well-known poem by iconic Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. It was first published on 8 April 1893 in The Bulletin.[1]

The poem references Saint Peter. It was written to music in 1975 by Australian musician Peter Duggan and is now a popular Australian folk song.[2]

Further publications

  • Verses, Popular and Humorous (1900)
  • Humorous Verses by Henry Lawson, Angus and Robertson (1941)[3]
  • Songs from Lawson edited by John Meredith, Bush Music Club (1957)[4]
  • The World of Henry Lawson edited by Walter Stone, Hamlyn (1974)[5]
  • A Campfire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Leonard Cronin, Lansdowne (1984)[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Austlit - "Saint Peter" by Henry Lawson
  2. ^ ""Saint Peter"". Union Songs. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Austlit — Humorous Verses by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Songs from Lawson (Bush Music Club)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "The World of Henry Lawson (Hamlyn)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. ^ "A Campfire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 (Lansdowne)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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