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C. J. Dennis

(1876–1938) Poet Australia

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C. J. Dennis was a poet from Australia, best known for Book for Kids.

Quick Facts About C. J. Dennis

Born
September 7, 1876
Died
June 22, 1938
Nationality
Australia
Profession
Poet
Notable works
Book for Kids

About C. J. Dennis

Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis, better known as C. J. Dennis, was an Australian poet and journalist known for his best-selling verse novel The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (1915). Alongside his contemporaries and occasional collaborators Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson, Dennis helped popularise Australian slang in literature, earning him the title "the laureate of the larrikin". He was Australia's most popular and prolific poet, selling more than 700,000 books and publishing more than 4,000 poems.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Australian Media Hall of Fame

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