The Overflow of Clancy
The Overflow of Clancy is a poem written under the pseudonym "H.H.C.C" and first published in The Bulletin magazine on 20 August 1892 as part of the Bulletin Debate, a series of poems about the true nature of life in the Australian bush. The poem is a parody of Paterson's Clancy of the Overflow.
| by "H.H.C.C" | |
| Written | 1892 |
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| First published in | The Bulletin |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publication date | 20 August 1892 |
| Read online | ""The Overflow of Clancy"" at Wikisource |
Colin Roderick, in his biography Banjo Paterson: Poet by Accident (1993), states on page 76 that he believes the poem was written by Henry Lawson.
However, Herbert Humphrey Cripps-Clark (1860-1929) was a contemporary poet whose initials were the same as those of the pseudonym.
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