Henry Lawson 1867 – 1922 Henry Lawson, also referred to as ‘the peoples person’, was one of Australia’s best well-known and respected poets. His works have been said to be an integral part of our national identity and culture and reflect the current events that were occurring at a time during his life. These influences were the Asianisation of Australia, the bush and it’s people, his feelings, thoughts and emotions. Lawson was born on the goldfields …showed first 75 words of 1580 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1580 total…piece of poetry by Lawson you will discover you are reading a bit of him because each words that Lawson wrote down was to do with himself and how he viewed the world at that particular point in time. It is due to this fact that Australia should feel proud to have such an Australian as part of our history and a person that many people in the future will look up to and admire.