Australia’s ‘wild reciters’ sought to change the world verse by verse. Who are today’s provocateurs?
- Written by Anna Johnston, Professor of English Literature, The University of Queensland
In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “wild reciter”, as a reviewer in the 1920s termed amateur elocutionists.
From the late 19th century, men, women and children recited popular verses to audiences who shared in the mass appeal of poetry. Their performances could...
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