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LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 recordings of Song of the Shingle-Splitters by Henry C. Kendall. This was the weekly poetry project for June 7th, 2009.

2God Help Our Men at Sea

By Henry Kendall

Kendall was born in a settler's hut by Yackungarrah Creek near Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia. He was registered as Thomas Henry Kendall, but never appears to have used his first name. His three volumes of verse were all published under the name of "Henry Kendall". ( Wikipedia )

3Poems and Songs

By Henry Kendall

Henry Kendall was the first Australian poet to draw his inspiration from the life, scenery and traditions of the country. In the beginnings of Australian poetry the names of two other men stand with his—Adam Lindsay Gordon, of English parentage and education, and Charles Harpur, born in Australia a generation earlier than Kendall. Harpur's work, though lacking vitality, shows fitful gleams of poetic fire suggestive of greater achievement had the circumstances of his life been more favourable. Kendall, whose lot was scarcely more fortunate, is a true singer; his songs remain, and are likely long to remain, attractive to poetry lovers. - Summary by From the Introduction

4Leaves from Australian Forests

By Henry Kendall

This is a collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Kendall. It is the second volume of his collected poems, and contains some of his most widely-known verses, such as "Bell-Birds", "The Hut by the Black Swamp", and "The Last of His Tribe". This collection is also the work on which Kendall's particular reputation for nature poetry was first based. - Summary by Carolin

5Songs from the Mountains

By Henry Kendall

This is a volume of late poetry by Australian poet Henry Kendall, published in 1880. The poems in this volume are prime examples of the style for which Kendall was famous, describing the Australian nature and landscape in poetic detail. Wikipedia quotes the Sydney Mail writing: "Sad songs though many of them be, they are full of great thoughts and lofty aspirations. You may dislike them because they are not all chanted in unison with the bright noontide hymn; but you cannot deny that they are all of the music that floats high above the level of earthly grossness, and that sings, if sometimes among clouds, yet always far above the spires and mountains, although these are loftier than the level of the unbroken plains beneath." - Summary by Carolin

6Early Poems

By Henry Kendall

This is a collection of early poetry by Australian poet Henry Kendall. The poems contained in this volume already reflect the particular style for which Kendall became famous later on: his poetry focussing on Australian nature. - Summary by Carolin

7On a Cattle Track

By Henry Kendall

Henry Kendall was the first Australian poet to draw his inspiration from the life, scenery and traditions of the country. In the beginnings of Australian poetry the names of two other men stand with his—Adam Lindsay Gordon, of English parentage and education, and Charles Harpur, born in Australia a generation earlier than Kendall. Harpur's work, though lacking vitality, shows fitful gleams of poetic fire suggestive of greater achievement had the circumstances of his life been more favourable. Kendall, whose lot was scarcely more fortunate, is a true singer; his songs remain, and are likely long to remain, attractive to poetry lovers. - Summary by from the Biographical Note of Poems of Henry Kendall

8Other Poems, 1871-82

By Henry Kendall

This is the short last book in Henry Kendall's collected poems. This book contains miscellaneous poems of the native-born Australian poet, written later in his life, including poems dedicated to other notable Australian writers, such as Adam Lindsay Gordon. - Summary by Carolin

9From the Forests

By Henry Kendall

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of From the Forests by Henry Kendall.<br> This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 29, 2020. <br> ------<br> Henry Kendall was the first Australian poet to draw his inspiration from the life, scenery and traditions of the country. from the Biographical Note - The Poems of Henry Kendall

10After Many Years

By Henry Kendall

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of After Many Years by Henry Kendall.<br> This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 19, 2020. <br> ------<br> Henry Kendall was the first Australian poet to draw his inspiration from the life, scenery and traditions of the country., from the Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens (The Poems of Henry Kendall)

11Living Poet

By Henry Kendall

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of A Living Poet by Henry Kendall.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 8, 2024. <br> ------<br> Henry Kendall was the first Australian poet to draw his inspiration from the life, scenery and traditions of the country. Kendall is a true singer; his songs remain, and are likely long to remain, attractive to poetry lovers. ( From the Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens. (The Poems of Henry Kendall by Henry Kendall [Native-born Australian Poet—1841-1882.])

12Prefatory Sonnets

By Henry Kendall

LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Prefatory Sonnets by Henry Kendall.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 22, 2025. <br> ------<br> Henry Kendall was the first Australian poet to draw his inspiration from the life, scenery and traditions of the country. Biographical Note to The Poems of Henry Kendall by Henry Kendall