[Editor: This poem was a significant part of the anti-conscription campaign in Australia during the First World War. Published in The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW), 5 October 1916.] The Blood Vote. “Why is your face so white, Mother? Why do you choke for breath?” “O I … [Read more...] about The Blood Vote [anti-conscription poem, 5 October 1916]
E. J. Dempsey (1866-1935) (author)
Dreams And Deeds [poem by E.J. Dempsey]
[Editor: This poem by E.J. Dempsey was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] Dreams And Deeds. In dreams — I wield the lightning’s flash And whip the wearying planet’s pace. In deed — I tremble at the dash Of cabman’s whip flicked near my face. In dreams — with … [Read more...] about Dreams And Deeds [poem by E.J. Dempsey]
The Fall of Patrick Dooley [poem by E.J. Dempsey]
[Editor: This poem by E.J. Dempsey was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] The Fall of Patrick Dooley. Lasht Christmas, begorra ! Oi know to my sorra, A gosht from the ind of the wurrld kem along ; An’ the same was O’Hagan, That out-an’-out pagan, As wild as … [Read more...] about The Fall of Patrick Dooley [poem by E.J. Dempsey]
M’Ginty’s Happy Thought [poem by E.J. Dempsey]
[Editor: This poem by E.J. Dempsey was published in The Bulletin Reciter, 1901.] M’Ginty’s Happy Thought. M’Ginty the fair, and O’Ryan the wise. They set out — so they did — for a drink ; And they wanted to drink over head, ears and eyes, But they ’d not the least … [Read more...] about M’Ginty’s Happy Thought [poem by E.J. Dempsey]