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Max Merckenschlager Max Merckenschlager i(A27700 works by) (a.k.a. The Pomberuk Poet; Max Merkenschlager)
Born: Established: 1942 Dubbo, Dubbo area, Wellington - Dubbo - Narromine area, Central West NSW, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Cresting the Peak i "Less than two hundred metres from cresting the peak", Max Merckenschlager , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 158)
1 Song of the Water-Lilies i "Come Bridget, we’re charged by our doting Papa to dash on an errand as swift as the breeze", Max Merckenschlager , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ipswich Poetry Feast 2019;
1 Mallee Farmer i "Another month of gripping drought and harvest hopes are dim", Max Merckenschlager , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ipswich Poetry Feast 2019;
1 Slip On The Paddle i "So dark they were, these savages in black", Max Merckenschlager , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , September no. 42 2018;
1 Rainforest Fungi at Dusk i "A laggard lance of light", Max Merckenschlager , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 141)
1 Ten Dollar Bush Café i "At ten dollars overnight", Max Merckenschlager , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , June no. 37 2017;
1 Christmas Kings i "We were olive-skinned Christmas kings,", Max Merckenschlager , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , June no. 37 2017;
1 An Outback State of Mind i "The outback of Australia is our unofficial state", Max Merckenschlager , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2017 2017; (p. 194-196)
1 If This Was Peace Max Merckenschlager , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: First Refuge : Poems on Social Justice 2016; (p. 49)
1 Humpback Hearts Max Merckenschlager , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry D'Amour 2015 : Love Poems 2014; (p. 65)
1 Gum Shot i "Swishhhh …. and I stopped;", Max Merckenschlager , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 23 2013;
1 The Bogong Moth Eaters i "Leaving unencumbered homes", Max Merckenschlager , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , June no. 21 2013;
1 Waiting for the Recycler i "Tentatively tiptoeing through", Max Merckenschlager , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Collecting Writers 2013; (p. 159)
1 Woolly Thinking i "Like a second skin", Max Merckenschlager , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Collecting Writers 2013; (p. 156)
1 My Favourite Things i "Wheel on a handle hat's steered through the alleys,", Max Merckenschlager , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: Collecting Writers 2013; (p. 80)
1 The Entertainers i "Clowns at the interface,", Max Merckenschlager , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Patterns of Living 2013; (p. 86)
1 Song of the Water-Lillies Max Merckenschlager , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ipswich Poetry Feast 2012;
1 Pit Ponies Of The Port i "Dull, shabby-coated teams of them,", Max Merckenschlager , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , March no. 16 2012;
1 Sorry Sorry Day i "Sweets are waiting in the car", Max Merckenschlager , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Creatrix , December no. 19 2012; Rabbit , Summer no. 7 2013; (p. 21-22)
1 y separately published work icon Award Winning Bush & Verse Stories 2012 Max Merckenschlager (editor), Jacqui Merckenschlager (editor), Melbourne : Melbourne Books , 2012 6483523 2012 anthology poetry short story

'AWBV is the first nationally distributed anthology wholly dedicated to competition winners taking inspiration from the Australian bush and way of life. Bush writing is a quintessentially Australian genre, and many of our literary greats, including Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson, are considered masters of the form.' (Publisher's blurb)
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