Title Bush Slam: Corryong - Ep 3 of 6 / Director: Thorburn, Chris

Published Australia : ABC, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 min. 27 sec.) ; 159309968 bytes Summary H.G. Nelson finds himself in the saddle as Bush Slam arrives in the Murray River high country in northern Victoria. Poets Emily Ballou and Ezra Bix are challenged to capture the spirit of the area that inspired Australia's greatest poem - Banjo Patterson's The Man From Snowy River.To understand just how important poetry is to the place, H.G. first takes Ezra to meet the 'poet in the post office', Betty Walton. It becomes obvious that the slammers are going to have to be on their game to measure up to the Snowy's bush ballad standards; rhyme is not only enjoyed, it's expected.Meanwhile, Emily goes to witness a cattle muster performed on horseback, which is becoming rarer as modern methods, such as motorbikes, encroach on the territory of the true bushman. Emily finds more to base her poetry on in the landscape - deep gullies, bleached bones, sloughed snake skins and sparkling rivers. Her experience is made more difficult by the fact that she has flown straight from Scotland and is battling jet lag and insomnia.Ezra sets out to discover the truth behind the legend of The Man From Snowy River by visiting the grave of Jack Riley, widely touted to be 'The Man' himself. Although taken by the facts behind the legend, it's Victoria's bushfires that consume Ezra and he goes to meet the local Country Fire Service.After three days in the Snowy's the head-to-head Bush Slam at the pub showcases two very different styles of poetry to the delight of the gathered crowd.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Produced by Freehand Productions in association with ABC TV. Series Producer: Matt Scully; Director: Chris Thorburn. ABC TV Head of Arts & Entertainment: Amanda Duthie; Executive Producer: Debbie Lee Event Broadcast 2010-01-12 at 20:00:00 Notes Classification: G Subject Australian poetry -- Themes, motives. Landscapes in literature. Performance poetry. Poets -- Psychology. Victoria. Form Streaming video Author Ballou, Emily, contributor Bix, Ezra, contributor Brindley, Jeff, contributor Nelson, H.G., host Riley, Jack, contributor Ross, Stuart, contributor Thorburn, Chris, director Walton, Betty, contributor

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