Young Johnnies: Poems by May Harrison

Rural memories and youthful mischief captured in verse

Good Condition - with scattered spots and small marks on the pale covers, light creasing and minor edge wear.A small stain is visible on the publication page.

May Harrison turns an affectionate eye towards young lives and rural experience in this collection of poems. Everyday incidents become occasions for storytelling, with humour emerging from the gap between youthful intentions and the trouble that can follow them. In a poem about a ute, a boy's pursuit of an escaped vehicle unfolds as a small adventure, combining familiar country details with the pleasure of a tale told in verse. Photographs accompany the writing, adding a visual sense of people and place. Published by Akama Hills Publications in 1999, Young Johnnies invites readers to enjoy accessible poetry rooted in observation, memory and the liveliness of childhood, offering short pieces that can be read individually or shared aloud.