[COMPLETE][POETRY]Poems, by Roderic Quinn - kit

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Poems, by Roderic Quinn (1867 - 1949).

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project: https://librivox.org/poems-by-roderic-quinn/
Roderic Quinn, the seventh child of Irish immigrants, was variously a teacher, public servant and newspaper editor before turning to the writing of poetry and short stories. He was particularly associated with the convivial Dawn and Dusk club which also included as members Victor J. Daley and Henry Lawson.
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Post by Kitty »

I can set this up Chris. Will you also be DPL here ?

Oh and we would need an "original" intro blurb from you, we don't simply want to use a copy/paste from wikipedia if it's possible.

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Yes, I will be DPL.

An "original blurb"? It was just that I thought that, for once, Wikipedia had such a right-on description of the guy. I suppose I could paraphrase it, though in inferior quality ... Australians don't mess with Norman "Magic Pudding" Lindsay!

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SonOfTheExiles wrote: November 29th, 2020, 3:00 amAn "original blurb"? It was just that I thought that, for once, Wikipedia had such a right-on description of the guy. I suppose I could paraphrase it, though in inferior quality ...
yes please don't just make a straight copy/paste. And I'm sure you will not deliver inferior quality ;) Maybe write it a bit shorter.

MW coming up soon....

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Kitty wrote: November 29th, 2020, 3:02 am
SonOfTheExiles wrote: November 29th, 2020, 3:00 amAn "original blurb"? It was just that I thought that, for once, Wikipedia had such a right-on description of the guy. I suppose I could paraphrase it, though in inferior quality ...
yes please don't just make a straight copy/paste. And I'm sure you will not deliver inferior quality ;) Maybe write it a bit shorter.

MW coming up soon....

Sonia
I just love it when the admins tell me to "get creative". :lol:

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SonOfTheExiles wrote: November 29th, 2020, 3:04 amI just love it when the admins tell me to "get creative". :lol:
You still have time till the end of the project, so there is no hurry.

Ok, MW is up and running, you can fill out all the titles and page numbers (in such a big project it's always helpful to have the correct page in the MW, so readers don't need to page through the book in search of their poem).

I abbreviated the LV disclaimer to the poetry disclaimer. Much easier for such a project.

Will stay in here for another day, then we move over to Readers Wanted...

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Note 1 - "Currency Lads and Lasses" were the first generations of native-born white Australians. They were the children of the British settlers and convicts who arrived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, beginning with the First Fleet in 1788. The term was derogatory, suggesting that what passed for currency in the colony of New South Wales was supposedly inferior to the genuine British "sterling".

Note 2 - "Quandongs" - the 'a' is pronounced as if it were an 'o', hence "QUON-dongs.

Note 3 - "Acushla" comes from the Irish Gaelic "cuisle", which figuratively means "darling" but more literally means "pulse" or "vein."

Note 4 - "Quay" - it may not be necessary to state, but it can't hurt to mention, that "quay" is pronounced as "key".

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Sections 4 10 15 22 44 47 68 86 please, unless you are reserving any of these for yourself 😺
Hope that's not too greedy 🤞
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Thanks, Alan, signed up!

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SonOfTheExiles wrote: November 29th, 2020, 5:16 am Thanks, Alan, signed up!
Sorry, can I take 86 instead of 30? 😺
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Would you like 30 as well as 86? There’s heaps in this collection.
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SonOfTheExiles wrote: November 29th, 2020, 5:22 am Would you like 30 as well as 86? There’s heaps in this collection.
Why not 👍
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Post by mleigh »

Could I have the following selections?

17 The Currency Lass
24 An Empty Room
31 Arnold Rode Behind
38 The Three Knocks
53 The Song
61 God's Answer

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May I read Sections 5, 6 and 7?

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mleigh wrote: November 29th, 2020, 9:41 am Could I have the following selections?

17 The Currency Lass
24 An Empty Room
31 Arnold Rode Behind
38 The Three Knocks
53 The Song
61 God's Answer

Thanks,

M
Thank you, signing you up!

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