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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... no. 161 2021 of Island est. 1990- Island
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'My first encounter with an Australian poem, after arriving in Tasmania as an overseas immigrant teenager, was Gwen Harwood’s ‘Barn Owl’ (the devastating but beautiful first part of ‘Father and Child’). I have never forgotten it. Gwen Harwood, who would have turned 100 in 2020, remains Tasmania’s most recognised poet. It has been a pleasure to be able to run the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize competition in 2020/21, and we thank the Cultural Fund of the Copyright Agency and The Hobart Bookshop for sponsoring the prize. Enjoy the five fine poems in this issue, selected by Island's poetry editor Lisa Gorton, Lachlan Brown and Bella Li from more than 300 submitted for judging. Another very special inclusion in this issue is ‘If These Halls Could Talk’ – a set of 10 creative responses to place and community in collaboration with Tasmania’s Ten Days on the Island festival. We hope you enjoy this virtual literary trip around the island along with stories, essays, poems and art from many remarkable Australian creatives.' (Vern Field, Publication introduction)

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Contents

* Contents derived from the 2021 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Memory of Wateri"Autonomy's paupers, golden of limb", Amy Crutchfield , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Exoskeletonsi"Words are less inherently", John Kinsella , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Self-Portrait as Frida Kahloi"I tell her about Frida Kahlo her right leg thinner than the other my left leg", Katherine Brabon , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Heating and Cooling in the Time of Isolationi"The elastic on my tracksuit pants has given way", Jessica Wilkinson , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Jobs for Women : Annunciatei"She won't go easily, two great wings", A. Frances Johnson , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Gwen Harwood, Cassandra Atherton , single work biography
'An extraordinary poet, one of the most sensual, erudite, subversive and multifaceted, Gwen Harwood has been dubbed 'The outstanding Australian poet of the twentieth century' by Peter Porter and 'arguably the finest and most highly acclaimed poet writing in Australia' by Alison Hoddinott. However, while her poetry continues to grow in contemporary relevance and esteem, a century after her birth and 58 years since the publication of her first book of poetry, Poems (1963), Harwood remains largely unknown outside Australia.' (Introduction)
(p. 14-19)
I Want to Write How You'd Tell It, Ryan Gustafsson , single work essay (p. 26-29)
Small Bags, Anna Chen , single work essay (p. 30-33)
The Peter Pan Tin, Rachel Robertson , single work essay (p. 34-36)
After Death in the Anthropocene, Haydn Spurrell , single work essay (p. 37-43)
We Have Seen the Young Women Dancing, Bernard Cohen , single work short story (p. 50-53)
Leranna, Elena Macdonald , single work short story (p. 54-57)
Prawn Fishing with Medusa, Rebecca Slater , single work short story (p. 58-61)
Iris, Craig Billingham , single work short story (p. 62-64)
In Flux, Alexander Bennetts , single work short story (p. 66-76)
Boom and Bust in the Gaiety, Gabrielle Lis , single work prose (p. 86-90)
The Portland Memorial Hall, Rachel Edwards , single work prose (p. 91-93)
Apple Suite, Danielle Wood , single work prose (p. 94-99)
Layers of Liffey, Bert Spinks , single work prose (p. 100-103)
Willow Court Flight, Sandra Potter , single work prose (p. 104-108)

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