when did bruce dawe write homecoming
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 5:19 PM. Bruce Dawe wrote his poem âHomecomingâ in 1968 during the Viet Nam war. The poem is an anti-war poem giving the authorâs negative view of his home country Australiaâs involvement in the dehumanizing conflict. The title of the poem provides irony. When one thinks of homecoming, it is usually a happy time or one that both parties find reviving.