Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Henry Lawson by Laura

Henry Lawson was a very famous Australian poet and writer and his work has inspired many people all around the world.

He was born in 1867, into a goldfield in NSW where his father started working, and they were very poor. He didn’t get a very good education but his mother was very supportive, so she gave him some books. He was shy and sensitive, and didn’t at all look like a country boy; even his mother thought that this was a bit strange.

When he turned 14 he was totally deaf and all the kids at school bullied him, and he turned into a loner.

He always believed things would get better, but it seemed he didn't have any luck in life.

His writing was a way for him to express his feelings.

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