[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Frogs Each night now, since the rains last week, The frogs keep croaking in the creek. I hear, ere sleep, the medleyed notes Escape the wet, moon-gleaming throats. There’s one old … [Read more...] about Frogs [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author)
Branches [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Branches The beauty of sunset Lingers on old Wonder-webbed branches, Dazzling with gold. But stars in the moonset Struggle in vain, Clawed close into branches Which huddle … [Read more...] about Branches [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Bush Cameo [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Bush Cameo An old log-house homestead Of twisted mallee In a rich mist of sunset In an outback valley. Tan-legged children With towsled hair Romped radiant with a beauty Unbeknown to … [Read more...] about Bush Cameo [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Colonization [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Colonization I stand upon this height that Flinders named And charted during his great voyaging From Leeuwin to Sydney. Out there flamed Upon the Gulf, with shrouds and sails a-swing In … [Read more...] about Colonization [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Change [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Change Ages of time had idled by Under this temperate southern sky. Time that the white man put in mould Had been the black man’s age of gold: White man had records, sered and torn, Of all … [Read more...] about Change [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Ulamba [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Ulamba The stars watch with their wide, unwinking eyes. The winds are sharp. A-stalk with dew-wet feet, The warriors, early on the plain, surprise A kangaroo at drink for the day’s … [Read more...] about Ulamba [poem by Rex Ingamells]
The Present and the Past [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] The Present and the Past I I have wandered all about the land, and seen The present and the past; and I have known Sorrow, when standing where the blacks have been, By a totem-rock or a … [Read more...] about The Present and the Past [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Forgotten People [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Forgotten People I As the sun leaps up behind the range and throws His radiance round the gums upon the crest, All earth, it seems, remembers — all earth knows A pang whose bitterness … [Read more...] about Forgotten People [poem by Rex Ingamells]
From a High Hill-Road [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] From a High Hill-Road From a high hill-road I saw, Against a line of low crests in the night, The city’s glitter and the city’s glare — A wide white sea of light, Monotonously lapping … [Read more...] about From a High Hill-Road [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Rivers and Mountains [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Rivers and Mountains Yarra and Murray, Murrumbidgee and Darling, Lachlan and Derwent, Swan River and Hawkesbury River . . . By your old or your new names; And all your brothers and … [Read more...] about Rivers and Mountains [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Long Ago [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Long Ago Corroboree . . . Corroboree . . . Red fires all night: Men in the firelight, Twisting and turning Under contorted gums. Coo-ee . . . Coo-ee . . . Echoing over The calling of … [Read more...] about Long Ago [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Black Children [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Black Children Where now uninterrupted sun Is shrivelling the sheaves, Black children leap and laugh and run Beneath a sky of leaves; And where the farmer thrashes wheat With steel … [Read more...] about Black Children [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Forgotten People [by Rex Ingamells, 1936]
[Editor: This book of poetry by Rex Ingamells was published in 1936.] Forgotten People by Rex Ingamells CONTENTS DARK GHOSTS Black Children Long Ago Rivers and Mountains From a High Hill-Road Forgotten People The Present and the … [Read more...] about Forgotten People [by Rex Ingamells, 1936]
Commentary [by Ian Tilbrook; re. Conditional Culture, by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
[Editor: A commentary by Ian Tilbrook, critical of the position taken by Rex Ingamells in the preceding chapters of Conditional Culture (1938).] Commentary Mr. Ingamells, in assuming the role of critic on an Australian culture, has, together with his timely message, the … [Read more...] about Commentary [by Ian Tilbrook; re. Conditional Culture, by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
Chapter 4 [Conditional Culture, by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Conditional Culture (1938) by Rex Ingamells.] IV. The culture of the aborigines. Of Australia’s traditions I have already said something in general; and, as these and the facts of her history may readily be studied by the student, in books … [Read more...] about Chapter 4 [Conditional Culture, by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
Chapter 3 [Conditional Culture, by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Conditional Culture (1938) by Rex Ingamells.] III. Debunking nonsense. (1) The reason why Australian culture is not yet something unmistakably defined is that its individuality, its permeating essence, has been smothered with exoticisms, … [Read more...] about Chapter 3 [Conditional Culture, by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
Chapter 2 [Conditional Culture, by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Conditional Culture (1938) by Rex Ingamells.] II. Environmental Values. (1) The natural distinctiveness of the Australian continent from other lands of the world is too fundamental to vanish in the period of human history. The massive … [Read more...] about Chapter 2 [Conditional Culture, by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
Chapter 1 [Conditional Culture, by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
[Editor: This is a chapter from Conditional Culture (1938) by Rex Ingamells.] Conditional Culture I. From generation to generation. (1) The affinities of the early settlers with Australia were peculiarly trammelled by uncongenialities. They easily appreciated the … [Read more...] about Chapter 1 [Conditional Culture, by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
Conditional Culture [by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
[Editor: This booklet by Rex Ingamells promoted the development of an Australian national culture. It included a critical commentary of Ingamells’ position by Ian Tilbrook. Published in 1938.] A Jindyworobak Publication Conditional Culture Rex Ingamells Ian … [Read more...] about Conditional Culture [by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
The Days of Delight [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Days of Delight Three old men In drear desolation, Shaking their heads In shrill conversation: “Gone!” cries one, “Forever!” another; “The days of delight They are gone,” wails the … [Read more...] about The Days of Delight [poem by Rex Ingamells]
By the Fire [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] By the Fire The gentle drum of rain upon the roof Is sorrowful but comforting to sorrow; And its dim reverberations Soothe the night. I am sitting by the fire, Watching the warm raying of its … [Read more...] about By the Fire [poem by Rex Ingamells]
The Captive [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Captive See the lion, see the tawny king, Stretched on grey cement, With unregarding, dreamy eyes, Calm and innocent. See those limbs, so lax and statuesque; See that quiet head; And view … [Read more...] about The Captive [poem by Rex Ingamells]
The Lady of Light [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Lady of Light It is black outside the house to-night, Big ghouls hold captive the Lady of Light; A dungeon chink if she peep through, They drag her and beat her from earth-man’s view; Beat her … [Read more...] about The Lady of Light [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Sea-Things [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Sea-Things I love the sea. Oh, how I love the sea! All ocean things are magic things to me. I love the solitude of ocean days, When up above me billowed canvas sways; I love the spray-sweet … [Read more...] about Sea-Things [poem by Rex Ingamells]
Bully Hayes [poem by Rex Ingamells]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Bully Hayes Across the scintillating tropic sea, A barquentine, with snow-white awning spread And sparkling sails, before a breeze has sped To anchor by an island, gracefully. Superb canoes, … [Read more...] about Bully Hayes [poem by Rex Ingamells]