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The poem was first published in The Spectator in London on 5 September 1908 under the title "Core of My Heart". [2] It was reprinted in many Australian newspapers, such as The Sydney Mail & New South Wales Advertiser, [3] who described the poem as a "...clear, ringing, triumphant note of love and trust in [Australia]."
Published when Mackellar was just 23, the poem became an instant success and remains a popular expression of Australian national identity. It first appeared in the London Spectator in 1908 (under the title "Core of My Heart") and was later collected in the volume The Closed Door, and Other Verses (1911).
Jul 24, 2012 · The poem was published in some newspapers in 1908-1909 as “Core of My Heart — My Country”, and in 1910 as “My Country”. It was included in Dorothea Mackellar’s first book of poetry, The Closed Door and Other Verses (1911), under the title of “My Country”.
The poem was first published in the London Spectator on 5 September 1908 titled as Core of My Heart. It reappeared several times in Australia before being included as 'My Country' in her first book, The Closed Door and Other Verses (Melbourne, 1911).
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Miss Mackellar who, some poetry experts say, was the first to sing of the beauty of Australia's ruggedness and empty wastes wrote "My Country" while in her teens. It was published in the London ...
May 13, 2011 · My Country. Dorothea Mackeller 1885 (Point Piper, Sydney) – 1968 (Randwick) Life. Love. Nature. The love of field and coppice. Of green and shaded lanes, Of ordered woods and gardens. Is running in your veins. Strong love of grey-blue distance, Brown streams and soft, dim skies. I know, but cannot share it, My love is otherwise.
It is considered THE quintessential Australian poem. It was first published in the London Spectator on 5 September 1908 and was titled ‘Core of My Heart’. The poem was later renamed ‘My Country’ when it was published in a book of her poetry called ‘The Closed Door, and other Verses’.
