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Saint Peter (poem)

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"Saint Peter" is a well-known poem by iconic Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. It was first published on 8 April 1893 in The Bulletin.[1]

The poem references Saint Peter. It was written to music in 1975 by Australian musician Peter Duggan and is now a popular Australian folk song.

Further publications

  • Verses, Popular and Humorous (1900)
  • Humorous Verses (1941)
  • Songs from Lawson (1957)
  • The World of Henry Lawson (1974)
  • A Camp-Fire Yarn: Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Leonard Cronin (1984)

References