Author(s): Patrick James Howard (Editor)

Poetry and Short Stories

During his research into west coast historyPatrick Howard found poetry was alive and well asthe early west coasters found it useful to expresstheir feelings in verse.Most of these poems were written in the period1891-1905. Apart from topics of local interestthey covered the Boer War, World War I, and theburgeoning political scene of the Federation era.The poems give the modern reader an insight intothe life, hardships, dangers and isolation faced byearly prospectors and explorers.Bards of Tasmania's Old West brings someforgotten poets of the west coast to the fore.