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Louis Esson

1878–1943


Louis Esson (1878–1943) was an Australian playwright and poet, born in Edinburgh and raised in Melbourne, and a leading figure in the movement for an Australian national drama.

Five of his poems appear in The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse (1918).

  1. Brogan's Lane
  2. Cradle Song
  3. The Old Black Billy and Me
  4. The Shearer's Wife
  5. Caprice

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