"something analogous to c & w music, written in the hinterland of
Australia and/or the Falklands... is "bush" a NZ term?"
Could be...but then, there is always cowboy-bush poetry:
"...Cowboy Bush Poetry is an art form that uses an orally graphic medium
which allows ones' audience to paint their own mental pictures. It
brushes a rainbow of colors creatively across the canvas of the mind,
lending shape and character to individual events, people and animals,
almost recognizable in ones' own memory. It is presented with such
subtle emotions that gently pluck at the heartstrings, often striking
both the high and low scale.
It is fueled by a passion which borders on spirituality. It preserves
the determination that secured our shorelines, hoisted "Old Glory", then
honored its waiving. It is entrenched in the creed that men, created
equal, should live free, forever. It fights to define a culture that
embraces the thinking that most is derived from life when life is most
challenged. It is our hope, that somewhere in the line of a rhyme, you
find a small part of yourself..."
This month's featured poem - Cooking Buffalo with Julia...
http://www.therangewriters.com/wacobellewithoutframe.htm
Intrigued as to the third ridiculous idea...
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