Ten Poems about Bicycles

"'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze;
He turned away the good old horse that served him many days;
He dressed himself in cycling clothes, resplendent to be seen;
He hurried off to town and bought a shining new machine [...]."
--- 'Banjo' Peterson, Mulga Bill's Bicycle

Description: instead of a card, why not send words! This collection covers many different aspects of the bicycle, from its early history, through some teething problems (mostly in the brakes department) and on to the vivid and often magical thoughts, affection and loyalty that bicycles have inspired in their riders and in poetry. Includes ‘Banjo’ Paterson’s bone-shaking classic, ‘Mulga Bill’s Bicycle’, as well as poems by Michael Donaghy, Derek Mahon and Connie Bensley’s tale of obsession, collision and bent treadles, ‘Wheel Fever’.

Details: includes poetry pamphlet, envelope and co-ordinating bookmark with space for your own personal message. 10 pages.

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