Forest Action Poems Australian

		Forest Action Poems Australian Introduction
Contents
Jim Teys The Bubble Farewell Cybele The Thin Green Line WANTED The West Wind South-West Blues Wild River Tasmania Born Woodchipping Forest Echoes & other verses for the Tasmanian Bush Sir John Falls Greenies Doorknock in the Wildnerness Cashing in Our Chips Tree Rescue Group The Sad cabaret The Song of 702 Miscellaneous Material Blockader		Forest action poetry has a long history in Australia, where forest activists are often referred to as blockaders. Poetry with a strong save-the-forests theme probably first appeared in a publication by the (then) Tasmanian Wilderness Society called "The West Wind and other verses for the Tasmanian Bush" in 1980. A sequel, "Forest Echoes & other verses for The Tasmanian Bush" published in 1988. No collection of forest activists verse has yet been prepared in Australia, here though we present a selection of verse as a gesture in this direction.