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Chafic Ataya Chafic Ataya i(A30708 works by)
Born: Established: 1930
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Lebanon,
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Middle East, Asia, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 30 Apr 1947
Heritage: Lebanese
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1 Empty Coffins to God i "Until nations unite in peace", Chafic Ataya , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Five Bells , Summer/Autumn vol. 17 no. 1/2 2010; (p. 28)
1 My New Country Chafic Ataya , 2004 single work autobiography
— Appears in: A Migrant's Story : My New Country 2004; (p. 13-14)
1 The Bride of Bondi Beach i "I remember the Eucharistic taste of you", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 47)
1 Quest for Home i "...and Jesus sighed and said:", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 43-44)
1 The Boy with Muscular Dystrophy i "A beautiful boy he was, but born", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 39-40)
1 My Journey to Serendipity i "The country train known as the XPT", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 37-38)
1 The Blue Mountains of Australia i "Behind me, blocks of bricks and steel,", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 35-36)
1 Liaison i "Full moon tends to deflect my dreams,", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 32)
1 Sydney 2000 i "Is this Sydney,", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 30-31)
1 The Town of Lightning Ridge i "The town does not know me now -", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 29)
1 Round the Fire i "The billy boils.", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 22)
1 The Camp i "Pots and chops", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 21)
1 The Drover i "Hello there, my friend, he'd say", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 20)
1 The Bush i "I was a hawker who'd hawk about", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 19)
1 Kings Cross i "This night hub of Sydney-town", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 18)
1 The Drover and I Chafic Ataya , 2003 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 18-22)
1 Ash January, 1994 i "Unharnessed tongues of flames", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 17)
1 An Artist and a Poet i "He was a poet sailing home", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 13-14)
1 A Mysterious Nomad i "Mitzi karlin!", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 12)
1 Empty Shell i "On a lonely beach of a foreign land,", Chafic Ataya , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Empty Shell : Poems and Paintings 2003; (p. 10)
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