Australian poet Michael Dransfield is renowned for his talent in representing the truth behind Australian culture and humanity’s impacts during his era of the Vietnam War. His poem “Outback” exhibits his hippie nature which argues pro-environment through his poignant words, enabling the readers to witness their own and cumulative society faults. This poem delivers a distressing call to Australia in effort to waken the people, activating a population to protect this last remaining and irreplaceable gem of Mother Nature’s creation. Through Dransfield’s skilful selection of subject matter, theme, poetic devices and overall tone and mood, “Outback” conveys the harsh yet true representation of a sinister minority of Australians, fixated on the profits
