Poems and Songs
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 Title page for Poems and Songs (1862) | |
| Author | Henry Kendall |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | J.R. Clarke |
Publication date | 1862 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 144 |
| Followed by | Leaves from Australian Forests |
Poems and Songs (1862) is the first collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Kendall.[1] It was released in hardback by J.R. Clarke in 1862, and features the poet's widely anthologised poems "Song of the Cattle Hunters", and "The Muse of Australia".
The collection includes 45 poems by the author that are reprinted from various sources.[2]
- "The Muse of Australia"
- "Mountains"
- "Kiama"
- "Etheline"
- "Aileen"
- "Kooroora"
- "Fainting by the Way"
- "The Song of the Cattle Hunters"
- "Footfalls"
- "God Help Our Men at Sea"
- "Sitting by the Fire"
- "Bellambi's Maid"
- "The Curlew Song"
- "The Ballad of Tanna"
- "The Rain Comes Sobbing to the Door"
- "Urara"
- "Evening Hymn"
- "Stanzas"
- "The Wail in the Native Oak"
- "Harps We Love"
- "Waiting and Wishing"
- "The Wild Kangaroo"
- "Clari"
- "Wollongong"
- "Ella with the Shining Hair"
- "The Barcoo"
- "Bells Beyond the Forest"
- "Ulmarra"
- "The Maid of Gerringong"
- "Watching"
- "The Opossum-Hunters"
- "In the Depths of a Forest"
- "To Charles Harpur"
- "The River and the Hill"
- "The Fate of the Explorers"
- "Lurline"
- "Under the Figtree"
- "Drowned at Sea"
- "Morning in the Bush"
- "The Girl I Left Behind Me"
- "Amongst the Roses"
- "Sunset"
- "Doubting"
- "Geraldine"
- "Achan"