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* Contents derived from the
South Yarra,
South Yarra - Glen Iris area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Hyland House
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Cursei"The shouted curse", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Beachi"Silver cliches the world-beach with moon", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Birdi"In bird-like whistles, I can hear", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Spacei"In seeking to essay a line of thought", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Easter Morni"The flatness of my mind", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Wallsi"Constructing walls", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Constellationsi"The muddled thoughts of the constellations", single work poetry (p. 7)
- A Mouthi"Being formed completely and utterly as a syllogism;", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Minjerribah Morningi"Suddenly this morning, this Saturday morning,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Tracksi"Muddy tracks, rain marks end-traces", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Stylei"Moving into the sphere of the personal -", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Movementsi"In movements gone awry", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Voicei"In my silent moods running off at the nose", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Diasporai"The far-flung diaspora of my desires", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Mudroorooi"He came here with a computer", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Rainingi"More seems much less than the grey", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Missioni"The mission shudders under the onslaught", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Prisoneri"`Prisoner, the cell is secured from", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Stormi"Storm thuds, shakes, rattles, disengages", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Who?i"Who knocked at my walls,", single work poetry (p. 20)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Mudrooroo Narogin and William Hart Smith
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 302-305) 'The Garden of Gethsemane aptly conveys a predominant mood the latest collection of poems by Mudrooroo (formerly Mudrooroo Narogin and earlier, Colin Johnson).— Mudrooroo's book titles, like his name changes, chart the vagaries of his concerns with perception and Identity. His superb first novels brought him to notice, even fame. Wildcat Falling and Dr Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World respectively chronicle contemporary times and the period of European contact in Tasmania.' (Introduction)
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From Mudrooroo to David Foster: Australian Literary Representations of Kolkata
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia and India : Convergences and Divergences 2010; (p. 72-87) -
Feeding Off the Anger: A Response to Aboriginal Poetry
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meridian , May vol. 15 no. 1 1996; (p. 59-75) -
It's the Quest Which Matters
Adam Shoemaker
(interviewer),
1993
single work
interview
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 55 1993; (p. 38-44) - y Mudrooroo : A Critical Study Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1993 Z213563 1993 single work criticism
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Ways of Seeing
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 51 1992; (p. 62-64)
— Review of Red Dirt 1991 selected work poetry ; A Madder Dance 1991 selected work poetry ; The Garden of Gethsemane : Poems from the Lost Decade 1991 selected work poetry -
Rage Tempered by Self-Healing
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 May 1992; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Principia Gondwana 1992 selected work poetry ; Three's Company : Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Across the Gulf : Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; The Garden of Gethsemane : Poems from the Lost Decade 1991 selected work poetry -
Poems of Injustice Seek `a Kindly Eye'
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 April 1992; (p. 11)
— Review of Dancing Table: Poems and Drawings 1986-1991 1992 selected work poetry ; The Garden of Gethsemane : Poems from the Lost Decade 1991 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Blast , Summer no. 17 1991; (p. 44-45)
— Review of The Garden of Gethsemane : Poems from the Lost Decade 1991 selected work poetry ; This is the Stone / Pharaohs Returning 1991 selected work poetry ; Holding the Golden Apple : Love Poems 1985 selected work poetry ; Social Images 1891-1991 1991 anthology short story poetry prose -
Scar after Scar
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Modern Times , April no. 2 1992; (p. 32-33)
— Review of The Garden of Gethsemane : Poems from the Lost Decade 1991 selected work poetry -
From Mudrooroo to David Foster: Australian Literary Representations of Kolkata
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia and India : Convergences and Divergences 2010; (p. 72-87) - y Mudrooroo : A Critical Study Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1993 Z213563 1993 single work criticism
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After Poetry (12) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 126 1992; (p. 45-49) -
It's the Quest Which Matters
Adam Shoemaker
(interviewer),
1993
single work
interview
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 55 1993; (p. 38-44) -
Carrie's Power of the Pen Puts Her Back in the Pink
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 16 November 1991; (p. 20)
Awards
- 1992 winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Poetry Award
- 1992 winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Premier's Prize
- 1992 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry
Last amended 16 Dec 2014 09:36:30
Common subjects:
- Aboriginal dispossession
- Aboriginal Australians
- Aboriginal-White conflict
- India
- Landscape & identity
- Aboriginal relationship with the land
- Aboriginal-White relations
- Aboriginal fringe dwellers
- Introspection & introversion
- Aboriginal law
- Alienation
- Aboriginal assimilation (Government policy)
- Women
- Aboriginal culture
- Urban life
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