Talk:The Man from Snowy River (poem)

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Hi people, I just added in the lyrics. I couldn't find an approiate place to put the lyrics, so if you know how you add in sub-titles, feel free to create one and then copy & paste it in :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.210.120.212 (talk) 07:28, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can't see an obvious place to put this in the article as it stands, but I think it's worth noting: all the famous riders the poem mentions by name are characters from earlier Paterson poems; Harrison, for instance, is from "Old Pardon, the Son of Reprieve", and Clancy is of course from "Clancy of the Overflow". —Paul A 02:47, 28 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Horses

For the comments which were previously on this page about the horses in the 1982 film, see Talk:The Man from Snowy River (1982 film).

The Poem

Is there a reason the poem isn't part of this page, and is only linked to? It would make sense that since this page is about the poem, the poem should be here. 76.17.188.167 11:38, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:NPS. --Robert Merkel 09:16, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

After surveying the poem, I have to ask is it really that lengthy ? I, for one, would find the article improved by its inclusion. Klestes (talk) 23:07, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Does not belong here. Move to WikiSource and provide link from here to there. Mathglot (talk) 16:49, 6 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, so I've done that as well as moving the wikisource link higher up on the page so it is more obvious. Perry Middlemiss (talk) 21:24, 6 May 2016 (UTC) Fairly unhelpful for any researcher of literature to separate the text from the analysis of the text and not done for any other Patterson poem except Clancy of the Overflow. I'm with Klestes on this. As a user of information both artistic and technical I believer proof of concept/origins should be accessed by references but actual details are best "in clear".[reply]

"End of an Era" - nessecary?

Is the "End of an Era" section of this article really relevant? Seems like needless politicising to me, it really has little to do with the poem.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by ElZilcho (talk • contribs) 10:28, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agree in part. The mountain cattlemen and the National Party did openly hang their extensive media campaign on imagery from the poem and film, as epitomised by the Peter Ryan quote - so I believe the events themselves are relevant to the article, as a significant case of the text's place and use in modern culture. As the section stands, however, it does not describe this politicization but is a brazen example of it, and at best must be entirely rewritten. The heading alone is partisan and inflammatory. Lainagier (talk) 21:27, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removing this section wholesale. As I expressed above, I believe some coverage of the events would not be out of place, but currently it is distressingly POV. Lainagier (talk) 22:19, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]