Kangaroo Paws Author:David Ray KANGAROO PAWS: POEMS WRITTEN IN AUSTRALIA deals vividly and dramatically with Australian culture and with many historical figures. Themes include ecological matters, the Aborigines, the history of discovery and settlement of the country, the outback and other places. The literary history is addressed with poems dealing with several Australian wr... more »iters, comparing them with Americans such as Jack Kerouac and Nelson Algren.« less