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Roger Bennett Roger Bennett i(A32220 works by) (a.k.a. Kwementyaye)
Born: Established: 1948 Brisbane, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 1997 Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Arrernte
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2 7 y separately published work icon Up the Ladder Roger Bennett , Brisbane : Playlab , 1997 Z449855 1997 single work drama (taught in 1 units)
— Appears in: アップザラダ; レイディアンス 2003;
1 15 y separately published work icon Funerals and Circuses Roger Bennett , Paddington : Currency Press , 1995 Z193247 1995 single work drama

'In a small, racially tense town in South Australia the white copper's daughter marries an aboriginal artist. a searing look at black-white relations punctuated with humour and music. ' (Source: Doollee.com website)
1 y separately published work icon Yowie Roger Bennett , Millie Mace , 1995 Z853733 1995 single work drama
1 2 y separately published work icon Voices from the Heart : Contemporary Aboriginal Poetry from Central Australia Roger Bennett (editor), Alice Springs : IAD Press , 1995 Z564167 1995 anthology poetry 'In Voices from the Heart, nationally acclaimed playwright Roger Bennett has gathered together the work of Aboriginal poets of the Centre. The poems reflect the diversity of the writers: some experienced poets and some never before published. Their voices speak of the good and bad that has influenced their lives; mother and daughter love; what it means to be Aboriginal; and love of the country - an enduring impression of the spirit of Aboriginal people in Central Australia.' Source: Publisher's note (Sighted 29/10/2009)
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