Leaves from Australian Forests

Leaves from Australian Forests (1869) is the second collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Kendall. It was released in hardback by George Robertson in 1869, and features the poet's widely anthologised poems "Bell-Birds", "The Hut by the Black Swamp", and "The Last of His Tribe". It also contains the poet's works dedicated to the memories of fellow writer Charles Harpur and Daniel Henry Deniehy.

Leaves from Australian Forests
AuthorHenry Kendall
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGeorge Robertson
Publication date
1869
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages163
Preceded byPoems and Songs 
Followed bySongs from the Mountains 

The collection includes 60 poems by the author that are reprinted from various sources.[1]

Contents
  • "In the Valley"
  • Twelve Sonnets --
    • "A Mountain Spring"
    • "Laura"
    • "By a River"
    • "Attila"
    • "A Reward"
    • "To ----"
    • "The Stanza of Childe Harold"
    • "A Living Poet"
    • "Dante and Virgil"
    • "Rest"
    • "After Parting"
    • "Alfred Tennyson"
  • "Sutherland's Grave"
  • "Syrinx"
  • "On the Paroo"
  • "Faith in God"
  • "Mountain Moss"
  • "The Glen of Arrawatta" (aka "The Glen of the White Man's Grave")
  • "Euterpe"
  • "Ellen Ray"
  • "At Dusk"
  • "Safi"
  • "Daniel Henry Deniehy"
  • "Merope"
  • "After the Hunt"
  • "Rose Lorraine"

Critical reception

On its original publication in Australia The Australasian stated that "...it is apparent that Kendall is as essentially Australian as Barns is Scotch or Bryant American. His soul has been nurtured amid the silent solemnity of the Australian bush, and his sweetest utterances are framed in giving voice to its solitudes.."[2]

See also

References
  1. Leaves from Australian Forests by Henry Kendall
  2. "Leaves from Australian Forests", The Australasian, 16 October 1869, p8
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