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Gail Maria Hennessy Gail Maria Hennessy i(A30739 works by) (a.k.a. Gail Hennessy)
Born: Established: 1939 ;
Gender: Female
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1 Fluid and Shifts : Gail Hennessy Launches ‘Knitting Mangrove Roots’ by Kerri Shying Gail Maria Hennessy , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , no. 28 2020;

'Gail Hennessy launched Knitting Mangrove Roots by Kerri Shying at the  Markwell Poet’s Picnic on 22 December 2019.'
1 Lost and Found i "The wind lit bonfires", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Not Very Quiet , March no. 6 2020;
1 The Sea Calls My Name i "the smell of salt", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Not Very Quiet , September no. 5 2019;
1 y separately published work icon Written on Water Gail Maria Hennessy , Macao Bulahdelah : Flying Island Books Cerberus Press , 2017 15509514 2017 selected work poetry
1 The Ancestors i "we read the poem inspired by Huang Shen's art", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ear to Earth : An Anthology of Australian Poetry 2017 2017; (p. 22)

Author's note: After Reading 'Painting Red Orchids' by Eileen Chong.
1 The Dichotomy of the Paper Flower i "in the touch of reflected stillness", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verity La , October 2016; Australian Poetry Anthology 2016; (p. 80) Award Winning Australian Writing 2017 2017; (p. 147)
1 Meeting Place i "where the wrought iron shadows", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 2 2015; (p. 94)
1 Ghosts along the Georges River i "I was a child in the back", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Guide to Sydney Rivers 2015; (p. 88)
1 Request to the Heart Surgeon i "You will be handling my lover's heart", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Slow Combusting Hymn : Poetry from and About Newcastle and the Hunter Region in Newcastle 2014; (p. 122)
1 Korowa – Celebration Trees at the Ocean Baths i "It is always the lacuna", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Slow Combusting Hymn : Poetry from and About Newcastle and the Hunter Region in Newcastle 2014; (p. 120-121)
1 The Witnessing of Birds i "their bracelet of song", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Slow Combusting Hymn : Poetry from and About Newcastle and the Hunter Region in Newcastle 2014; (p. 118-119)
1 Poppies i "He retired after thirty years underground", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Slow Combusting Hymn : Poetry from and About Newcastle and the Hunter Region in Newcastle 2014; (p. 117)
1 Pelagia Noctiluca i "beneath the wharf", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Slow Combusting Hymn : Poetry from and About Newcastle and the Hunter Region in Newcastle 2014; (p. 116)
1 y separately published work icon Third Wednesday Poets : An Australian Women's Anthology Gail Maria Hennessy , Jo Tregellis , Rina Robinson , Louise Berry , Linda Brooks , Morisset : Third Wednesday Poets , 2013 7049342 2013 anthology poetry

'Every third Wednesday we meet. Every third Wednesday we attempt to hone our craft. Stretching beyond rhyme, metre and description to tanka, cento, haiku, and abecedarium while we sip frothy cappuccinos, or perhaps indulge in cake, we go on a journey. When the blending of our words seems like rubbish, we laugh. When they fall flat, we groan and move on. Every now and then, someone will read a poem and we all sit still, poised in silent surrender to the soaring of our spirits and we are grateful for the places that poetry takes us.' (Publication summary)
1 Untitled i "the widower", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eucalypt : A Tanka Journal , no. 13 2012; (p. 34)
1 Untitled i "elderly woman", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eucalypt : A Tanka Journal , no. 12 2012; (p. 18)
1 Riding the Elephant Gail Maria Hennessy , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Seeking the Sun : Australian Poetry 2012 2012; (p. 85)
1 Untitled i "felt animals", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eucalypt : A Tanka Journal , no. 11 2011; (p. 39)
1 Untitled i "on the jetty", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eucalypt : A Tanka Journal , no. 11 2011; (p. 33)
1 Untitled i "crocus", Gail Maria Hennessy , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eucalypt : A Tanka Journal , no. 10 2011; (p. 16)
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