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Notes
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Dedication: For my mother and father
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Epigraph: 'So their eyes would invest the most unpromising forms with hope: the long black centipedes of stationary trains, twisted girders, or just the vast spectacle of landscape as the light disentangled it from the mist.' Patrick White
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Indooroopilly,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Phoenix Publications
, 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- First Day at Schooli"There is something fairytale", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Arrival from Austria : Italy, 1949i"All morning we walked", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Embarking at Naples, 1949i"The rain had eased", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Crossing the Red Seai"Many slept on deck", single work poetry (p. 5-7)
- Sailing to Australia : 1949i"Tired, embittered,", single work poetry (p. 8-10)
- Migrant Hostel : Parkes, 1949-51i"No one kept count", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Immigrants at Central Station, 1951i"It was sad to hear", single work poetry (p. 12)
- 10 Mary Streeti"For nineteen years", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- Flower Gardeni"My parents' garden", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Feliks Skrzyneckii"My gentle father", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Kornelia Woloszczuki"Her face", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- St Patrick's Collegei"Impressed by the uniforms", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Confessioni"'Bless me, Father,", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- The Hired Lady's Soni"His mother's eyes", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Elegy for Don McLaughlini"An only child also", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- To This Dayi"My father came in much later, carrying some", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Passing Through Rookwood Cemetery Shortcut Through Rookwood Cemeteryi"The Jewish headstones on the hill", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Stan Kostkai"In his last years", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Post Cardi"A post card sent by a friend", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Blood Transfusioni"My parents stand", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Zestful Shapcott
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 February 1984; (p. 17)
— Review of Welcome! 1983 selected work poetry ; Light Pressure 1983 selected work poetry ; The Polish Immigrant : Migrant Poems (1972-82) 1982 selected work poetry
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Zestful Shapcott
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 February 1984; (p. 17)
— Review of Welcome! 1983 selected work poetry ; Light Pressure 1983 selected work poetry ; The Polish Immigrant : Migrant Poems (1972-82) 1982 selected work poetry
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