Sydney Jephcott
| Sydney Jephcott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sydney Wheeler Jephcott 30 November 1864 Tallangatta - Corryong area, Victoria, Australia |
| Died |
3 July 1951 Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1888-1947 |
Sydney Jephcott (1864-1951) was an Australian poet who was born the fifth child of Edwin Jephcott and his wife Susannah, née Sansome, ribbon weavers from Coventry, Warwickshire, England.[1]
He published his first poem in the 1888 Christmas edition of The Bulletin magazine and continued to publish his poetry until near his death in 1951.[2]
His first poetry coincided with J. F. Archibald's editorship of The Bulletin and he became friends with a number of poets who were also part of the Bulletin school - such as John Farrell and Francis Adams.[3]
Although not prolific — only two collections of his work were published in his lifetime — his work appeared in several important and influential Australian poetry anthologies, including An Anthology of Australian Verse (1907), Freedom on the Wallaby : Poems of the Australian People (1953), Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 (1970) and From the Ballads to Brennan (1964).[2]
Variously known as a "rugged poet"[3] and "the Poet of the Murray",[4] Jephcott was described by literary critic Nettie Palmer as "...a remarkable man, full of humour and vision, as well as being a fine poet and literary influence."[4]
Poetry collections
- The Secrets of the South : Australian Poems (1892)
- Penetralia (1912)
References
- ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography - Jephcott, Sydney Wheeler (1864–1951)
- 1 2 Austlit - Sydney Jephcott
- 1 2 "Sydney Jephcott" Daily Mercury, 1 September 1951, p2
- 1 2 "Poet of the Murray dies at 89" The Argus, 5 July 1951, p7