In English literature, an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
Henry Lawson was born on June 17, 1867, in Grenfell, Australia. He wrote short stories and ballad-like poems, illuminating the lives of rural, working Australians. Lawson is often called Australia's greatest writer..
Henry Lawson was born on 17 June 1867 at Grenfell, New South Wales, the eldest child of Louisa Lawson and her husband Niels Hertzberg (Peter) Larsen, a Norwegian immigrant gold prospector and former sailor.enry Lawson was born on 17 June 1867 at Grenfell, New South Wales, the eldest child of Louisa Lawson and her husband Niels Hertzberg (Peter) Larsen, a Norwegian immigrant gold prospector and former sailor.