Banjo Paterson Australian Poetry Festival will be held from 13-17 February in the Orange and Cabonne regions.Established in ...

Don Paterson covers a broad spectrum of themes and issues in his work. His talent as a musician is reflected in the rhythms of in his poetry which challenge the reader to ask questions about life.

This is a common theme in Scottish literature and one that pervades this poem. In order to emphasise the opposites of life versus death, Paterson uses many other contrasts throughout the poem ...