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John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (subject)

Poems by J. Shaw Neilson [book review, 22 December 1923]

15 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

John Shaw Neilson (The Australasian, 22 December 1923)

[Editor: This article, about John Shaw Neilson and his books, was published in The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), 22 December 1923.] Poems by J. Shaw Neilson. When John Shaw Neilson, nearly four years ago, gave us a slender volume called “Heart of Spring,” it became … [Read more...] about Poems by J. Shaw Neilson [book review, 22 December 1923]

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Neilson [review of Heart of Spring (by John Shaw Neilson), 6 November 1919]

14 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Heart of Spring (by John Shaw Neilson) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] Neilson In Heart of Spring (The Bookfellow, Sydney) Shaw Neilson collects many of his scattered verses into a little book that is full of delicate … [Read more...] about Neilson [review of Heart of Spring (by John Shaw Neilson), 6 November 1919]

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John Shaw Neilson [by E.T., 20 February 1937]

1 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about John Shaw Neilson was published in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 20 February 1937.] John Shaw Neilson By E.T. On Monday next (22nd Feb.) John Shaw Neilson will be sixty-five, an attainment of years commonly acknowledged to be within the portals … [Read more...] about John Shaw Neilson [by E.T., 20 February 1937]

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John Shaw Neilson [by A. G. Stephens, 22 March 1924]

1 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about John Shaw Neilson, written by A. G. Stephens, was published in the “Books and Bookmen” column in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 22 March 1924.] John Shaw Neilson (By A.G.S.) A considerable interest is manifested in Australian literary … [Read more...] about John Shaw Neilson [by A. G. Stephens, 22 March 1924]

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John Shaw Neilson [review of “Ballad and Lyrical Poems”, 8 September 1924]

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[Editor: This review of Ballad and Lyrical Poems (by John Shaw Neilson) was published in The Daily News (Perth, WA), 8 September 1924.] John Shaw Neilson. Though Australia has more poets than prose writers, the Australian public as a whole is not a poetry-loving public. … [Read more...] about John Shaw Neilson [review of “Ballad and Lyrical Poems”, 8 September 1924]

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Ballad & Lyrical Poems by Shaw Neilson [advertisement, 1927]

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The front cover of New Poems (1927), by John Shaw Neilson

[Editor: This advertisement for Ballad and Lyrical Poems was published in New Poems (1927).] Ballad & Lyrical Poems By Shaw Neilson. Published by The Bookfellow, Sydney, Australia. In Neilson’s poems incongruities are reconciled. They strike arousing attention, … [Read more...] about Ballad & Lyrical Poems by Shaw Neilson [advertisement, 1927]

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Canon of Australian poets [book review, 20 November 1942]

15 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Six Australian Poets (by T. Inglis Moore) is from “The Library Table” column, published in The Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA), 20 November 1942. The review incorporates a religious perspective, which may be expected, as The Southern Cross was a publication … [Read more...] about Canon of Australian poets [book review, 20 November 1942]

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John Shaw Neilson

29 July 2014 · Leave a Comment

John Shaw Neilson

[Editor: This article provides links to poems by, and to some biographical information about, John Shaw Neilson.] John Shaw Neilson was born in Penola, South Australia, on 22 February 1872. He died in Melbourne, of heart disease, on 12 May 1942. Books by John Shaw … [Read more...] about John Shaw Neilson

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Preface [to “Heart of Spring”, by A. G. Stephens]

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Alfred George Stephens, 1906

[Editor: This preface by A. G. Stephens was published in Heart of Spring (1919).] Preface. John Shaw Neilson was born at Penola, South Australia, on 22nd February, 1872. By race he is all Scottish. His grandparents were William Neilson and Jessie MacFarlane of Cupar, Neil … [Read more...] about Preface [to “Heart of Spring”, by A. G. Stephens]

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