Saint Peter (poem)

"Saint Peter" is a well-known poem by iconic Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. It was first published on 8 April 1893 in The Bulletin.

The poem references Saint Peter. It was written to music in 1975 by Australian musician Peter Duggan and is now a popular Australian folk song.

Further publications

• Verses, Popular and Humorous (1900)
• Humorous Verses by Henry Lawson, Angus and Robertson (1941)
• Songs from Lawson edited by John Meredith, Bush Music Club (1957)
• The World of Henry Lawson edited by Walter Stone, Hamlyn (1974)
• A Campfire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 edited by Leonard Cronin, Lansdowne (1984)

See also

• 1893 in Australian literature
• 1893 in poetry

References