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'The thirty-five poem sequence, The Song Circle Of Jacky, stresses the importance of traditional values and reflects bitter protest and anger at the humiliation of Aborigines in modern Australia.' (Publication summary)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Hyland House
, 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Song Circle of Jacky, single work poetry (p. 9-50)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Onei"Jacky's features worn and craggy,", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Twoi"Many spirits make themselves known to him, known to him", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Threei"Joyful die young,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Fouri"They march on Anzac Day morning,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Fivei"Ned Kelly, the Irishman,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Sixi"Terribly distressing,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Song Cirlce of Jacky : Song Seven (in Memory of Bob Marley, Died 11 May 1981)i"Rastaman, 'e come Australia;", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Eighti"They give Jacky rights,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Ninei"Long way from Nunkanbah -", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Jacky Demonstrates for Land Rights The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Teni"Last Land Right's demo is over, is over,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Eleveni"Our demands you negotiate: we want our rights!", single work poetry (p. 22)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Twelve (Ay Re Amar Ay Re Amar Kacha)i"Jacky watches kitten, black as Rastafarian", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Thirteeni"Blank faces of a bored elite,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Fourteeni"It's strange how some people can laugh at rape;", single work poetry (p. 25)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Fifteeni"It was day of multiple choices -", single work poetry (p. 26)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Sixteeni"A grasping at the sentimental, a boy and his dog;", single work poetry (p. 27)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Seventeeni"They call us terrorists, we - the terrified!", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Jacky Hears the Century Cry The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Eighteeni"In 1914 I was young and creative:", single work poetry (p. 29)
- The Song Circle of Jacky : Song Nineteeni"Underground - don't try to find us;", single work poetry (p. 30)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
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) -
Mudrooroo's Meditative Musings of India
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 112-123)Bhadoria's article discusses the influences that Colin Johnson's experiences of India and his awareness of Indian religious texts and philosophy have had on on his poetry.
-
Mudrooroo as a Poet : Reinventing the Manikay or Song Cycle
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mongrel Signatures : Reflections on the Work of Mudrooroo 2003; (p. 65-82) - y Mudrooroo : A Critical Study Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1993 Z213563 1993 single work criticism
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The Aboriginal Voice in Australian Poetry
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , Spring vol. 4 no. 1 1990; (p. 4-8)
-
The New Generation of Australian Poets
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 31 no. 9 1987; (p. 61-66)
— Review of Remote Corners 1986 selected work poetry ; Deep-Sea Diver : Poems 1987 selected work poetry ; The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Nearer by Far 1986 selected work poetry ; The Nightmarkets : A Novel 1986 sequence novel ; The Transvestite Next Door 1986 selected work poetry ; Blood and Bone 1986 selected work poetry ; Baby at a Tram Stop 1986 selected work poetry ; Midnight Tulips : Poems 1985 selected work poetry ; By Way of a Vessel 1986 selected work poetry -
Personal Visions and Australian Pasts and Presents
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 May 1987; (p. B5)
— Review of Nearer by Far 1986 selected work poetry ; Serpentine Futures 1986 selected work poetry ; Dial Marina 1986 selected work poetry ; The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry -
Colin Johnson's Lyric Dispossessions : Written in English, Lived Elsewhere
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 46 no. 2 1987; (p. 230-234)
— Review of The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry -
A Salute to the Aboriginal Flag
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 4 April 1987;
— Review of The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry -
Poet Fires a Few Odd, Angry Shots
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 July 1987;
— Review of The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry -
Mudrooroo as a Poet : Reinventing the Manikay or Song Cycle
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mongrel Signatures : Reflections on the Work of Mudrooroo 2003; (p. 65-82) -
Mudrooroo's Meditative Musings of India
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 112-123)Bhadoria's article discusses the influences that Colin Johnson's experiences of India and his awareness of Indian religious texts and philosophy have had on on his 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) -
1987 National Book Council Awards for Australian Literature. The Shortlist : A Survey
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 88 1987; (p. 4-6) -
Interview with Mudrooroo Narogin (Colin Johnson)
John Williamson
,
Ron Rudolphy
,
1989
single work
interview
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 34 no. 2 1989; (p. 83-89)
Awards
- 1987 shortlisted National Book Council Award for Australian Literature
Last amended 28 Sep 2017 07:33:29
Common subjects:
- Aboriginal Australians
- Aboriginal dispossession
- India
- Aboriginal-White conflict
- Landscape & identity
- Aboriginal relationship with the land
- Aboriginal-White relations
- Aboriginal fringe dwellers
- Aboriginal law
- Women
- Aboriginal culture
- Urban life
- Aboriginal assimilation (Government policy)
- Place & identity
- Aboriginal land rights & native title
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