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Alternative title: Nasze Terytorium
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Our Territory
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Notes

  • Selections from this collection have appeared in the Australian Book Review, The Bulletin, Ulitarra, The New England Review, Infocus, Integracje (Poland), The Polish Review (USA).
  • Dedication: To Nancy Watson and Barbara Bochat

Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
21st Century Romeo and Juliet "It's not the echo of footsteps=To nie odgłos kroków" Romeo and Juliet - 21st Centuryi"It isn't the echo of footsteps=To nie odgłos kroków", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Salzburgi"On the horizon Alps.=Na horyzoncie Alpy.", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 16-17)
The Blue Mountainsi"Silence.=Cisza.", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 18-23)
"A flock of white birds is drawing circles=Stado białych ptaków zatacza kręgi" Understandingi"A flock of white birds=Stado białych ptaków", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 24-25)
"Not having practically anything=Nie mając prawie nic" Grandma Wandai"Having very little=Nie mając prawie nic", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 26-29)
The Archeology of Upbringing The Archeology of Child Upbringingi"Beneath explosive fragments of agression [sic]=Spod odłamków wybuchów agresji", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 30-33)
The Sea Is Dyingi"The sea is dying=Morze umiera", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Sing for Me=Zaśpiewaj mi Oh Sing for Mei"Tell me where I am=Powiedz mi, gdzie jestem", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Legend of the Stonei"Cain's stone has been found=Znalazł się kamień Kaina", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Barter "We trade our weeks and years=Wymieniamy nasze tygodnie i lata" The Barteri"We exchange our weeks and years=Wymieniamy nasze tygodnie i lata", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Mercenary "is nimble=jest zwinny" The Warriori"He is nimble=jest zwinny", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 42-43)
"A tomato from the garden of neighbours=Pomidor z ogrodu sąsiadów" There Are Still Gardensi"A tomato from the neighbours' garden=Pomidor z ogrodu sąsiadów", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 44-45)
"They swim out softly=Wypływają miękko" Dolphinsi"They emerge softly=Wypływają miękko", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 46-47)
"The hands of winter=Ręce zimy" Australian Winteri"Here the hands of winter=Ręce zimy", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 48-49)
The Circus of the Worldi"Visible threads=Nici widoczne", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 50-51)
Amazonia Amazonia (The Amazon Rain Forest)i"Lady Macbeth's hands=Ręce lady Makbet", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 52-53)
Spring in the Gardeni"The sun=słońce", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 54-55)
"I cannot Island of the South=Nie mogę Południowa Wyspo" Terra Australisi"I cannot South Island=Nie mogę Południowa Wyspo", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 56-57)
The Opening of Bordersi"we were approaching through the continents=nadchodiliśmy przez kontynenty", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 60-61)
The Viewi"My room - the spare one=Mój pokój ten zapasowy", Ludwika Amber , Richard Reisner (translator) single work poetry (p. 62-63)
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Language: English , Polish
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Works about this Work

Reflections in the Blue Mountains Tricia Veale , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 6 no. 3 1999; (p. 21-22)
— Review of Our Territory Ludwika Amber , 1997 selected work poetry
Whose Territory? Katherine Samuelowicz , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 17 no. 1 1998; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Our Territory Ludwika Amber , 1997 selected work poetry
Whose Territory? Geoff Foster , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 17 no. 1 1998; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Our Territory Ludwika Amber , 1997 selected work poetry
Untitled Thomas Shapcott , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Autumn vol. 10 no. 1 1998; (p. 142-144)
— Review of Our Territory Ludwika Amber , 1997 selected work poetry
One Nation Jeffrey Poacher , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 151 1998; (p. 108-110)
— Review of بسبب غيمةٍ على الأرجح Wadih Sa'adeh , 1992 selected work poetry ; Seeing Things Kevin Brophy , 1997 selected work poetry ; Poems : Seven Ages Barbara Giles , 1997 selected work poetry ; Our Territory Ludwika Amber , 1997 selected work poetry ; Twilight Whisper Jacob G. Rosenberg , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Blue Cloud of Crying Peter Boyle , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Black Swans Peter Lloyd , 1997 single work poetry
Connections & Contrasts Michelle Mee , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , Spring vol. 9 no. 2-3 1997; (p. 34-35)
— Review of Quickening Sarah Day , 1997 selected work poetry ; Our Territory Ludwika Amber , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Blue Gate Alison Croggon , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Wild Reply Emma Lew , 1997 selected work poetry
One Nation Jeffrey Poacher , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 151 1998; (p. 108-110)
— Review of بسبب غيمةٍ على الأرجح Wadih Sa'adeh , 1992 selected work poetry ; Seeing Things Kevin Brophy , 1997 selected work poetry ; Poems : Seven Ages Barbara Giles , 1997 selected work poetry ; Our Territory Ludwika Amber , 1997 selected work poetry ; Twilight Whisper Jacob G. Rosenberg , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Blue Cloud of Crying Peter Boyle , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Black Swans Peter Lloyd , 1997 single work poetry
Poetry Shorts Lauren Williams , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 196 1997; (p. 57)
— Review of Night Reversing Morgan Yasbincek , 1996 selected work poetry ; Our Territory Ludwika Amber , 1997 selected work poetry ; Pearls and Bullets Lizz Murphy , 1997 selected work poetry
In Poetic Perspective Phil Brown , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 October 1997; (p. wkd 9)
— Review of Pearls and Bullets Lizz Murphy , 1997 selected work poetry ; Our Territory Ludwika Amber , 1997 selected work poetry
Ludwika Amber's Territory of Feelings Lila Żarnowska , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 12 1997; (p. 147-149)
— Review of Our Territory Ludwika Amber , 1997 selected work poetry
My literary collaboration with Ludwika Amber Richard Reisner , 1997 single work essay
— Appears in: Polish Kurier , November-December vol. 11 no. 122-123 1997; (p. 45)

The essay discusses Richard Reisner's collaboration with Ludwika Amber, providing translations of her poetry in the dual-language (Polish and English) volume Our Territory. Reisner speaks of his aim to maintain a 'certain transparency' and 'simplicity' in his translations of Amber's work.
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