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Esther Ottaway Esther Ottaway i(A84502 works by)
Born: Established: 1976 ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Intimate, Low-voiced, Delicate Things Esther Ottaway , Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2021 22960413 2021 selected work poetry

'From the award-winning author of Blood Universe - poems on pregnancy comes a full-length collection of new poetry: powerful, poignant meditations on family and its origins, parenthood, love and the loss of love. Includes poems shortlisted for the Montreal International and Bridport Prizes.' (Publication summary)
1 1 Great Egret i "Reading a field guide, I find myself:", Esther Ottaway , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 11 no. 1 2021; (p. 95)
1 What I Know about Nights i "They arrest the open eye.", Esther Ottaway , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 11 no. 1 2021; (p. 69)
1 Illanelle i "The tree grew tall, but failed to bloom.", Esther Ottaway , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Live Encounters , May 2021;
1 Memoir of Water i "From toddlerhood: a memory of careful bending", Esther Ottaway , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Writing Water 2020;
1 For Mum on Reading My Poems i "if you don’t understand them don’t worry don’t try to worry your way into them and", Esther Ottaway , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Communion Literary Magazine , June no. 13 2020;
1 Triptych i "My daughter explains how it happened: Grandma is your mother.", Esther Ottaway , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Montreal International Poetry Prize - 2020 Shortlist 2020;
1 Blazer Esther Ottaway , Jen Lush (composer), 2017 single work lyric/song
— Appears in: The Night's Insomnia 2017;
1 Ocean Nocturne i "A vinegar sky, the moon with its mouth full of cloud", Esther Ottaway , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Thirty Australian Poets 2011; (p. 195)
1 Roy, 1932 i "Mick and i break into bushmen's huts", Esther Ottaway , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Oral History Association of Australia Journal , no. 32 2010; (p. 75-76)
1 Liminal Love Songs Esther Ottaway , 2010 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Heat , no. 23 (New Series) 2010; (p. 191-195) In Your Hands 2020; (p. 82-85)
1 The Way of an Able-Bodied Man with a Maiden i "You pluck a poinciana, walk me through humid rain", Esther Ottaway , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heat , no. 23 (New Series) 2010; (p. 194-195) Thirty Australian Poets 2011; (p. 199-200)
1 The Way of a Ship in the Heart of the Sea i "Hatchway of a vessel, the shower door", Esther Ottaway , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heat , no. 23 (New Series) 2010; (p. 193-194) Thirty Australian Poets 2011; (p. 198-199)
1 The Way of a Serpent on a Rock i "Come on then, sweet-skinned creature -", Esther Ottaway , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heat , no. 23 (New Series) 2010; (p. 192-193) Thirty Australian Poets 2011; (p. 197-198)
1 The Way of an Eagle in the Heavens i "Reflected in an eye, the dizzy paisley", Esther Ottaway , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heat , no. 23 (New Series) 2010; (p. 191-192) Thirty Australian Poets 2011; (p. 196-197)
1 Kristen Lang's Let Me Show You a Ripple Esther Ottaway , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 39 2009; (p. 130-132)
— Review of Let Me Show You a Ripple Kristen Lang , 2007 selected work poetry
1 Blood Universe i "Twin stars, we prefigure the universe, expanding and finite. Two faces on a playing card, straining apart,", Esther Ottaway , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: An Ear on My Heart: Kathryn Lomer and Esther Ottaway 2009;
1 y separately published work icon An Ear on My Heart: Kathryn Lomer and Esther Ottaway Kathryn Lomer , Esther Ottaway , Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2009 Z1600056 2009 selected work poetry The work of both poets honestly maps the physical and emotional transitions of having a child. A new mother herself, composer Oonagh Sherrard was drawn to this poetry to write original music for the program. We'll hear commentary and readings from the poets recorded at their homes in Tasmania. The narrator is Oonagh Sherrard. Source: A Pod of Poets website, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/poetica/features/pod/poets/earonmyheart.htm Sighted: 19/06/2009
1 Meeting Mary at the Supermarket i "Her adolescent hands take up my groceries.", Esther Ottaway , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 38 2009; (p. 109)
1 Untitled Esther Ottaway , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Spring/Summer vol. 15-16 no. 4/1 2008; (p. 162-165)
— Review of Postcards from the Asylum Karen Knight , 2008 selected work poetry
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