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* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Dream-Spirit Songs : 1i"to the south smoke falling flock of birds circling went", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Dream-Spirit Songs : 2i"early morning clouds rocky country rain falling carried", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Dream-Spirit Songs : 3i"beyond I saw distant? carried eaglehawk down also", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Dream-Spirit Songs : 4i"rainbird (dotterel) northwards white cloud went", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Western Australia For Mei"From the old Western world, we have come to explore", single work lyric/song (p. 24-25)
- No More Let Us Roam : A Song of Western Australiai"No more let us roam, we have passed o'er the wave,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- The Kangaroo is in the Swampi"The kangaroo is in the swamp,", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Mount Elizai"On Mount Eliza's gently-swelling height", single work poetry (p. 27-29)
- We Are Far From the Landi"We are far from the land, where our Countrymen dwell,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- When You and I Were Boysi"We were boys together", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- A New Songi"The Convicts are coming - oho! oho!", single work poetry humour (p. 31-32)
- Australia! Bow Thy Headi"Australia! bow thy head,", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- The Song of the Ticket of Leave Mani"I am free! I am free! my heart leaps in my breast,", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- How Sweet and Yet How Sad 'Twill Bei"How sweet and yet how sad 'twill be,", single work poetry (p. 35)
- The Sabbath Bellsi"To Church I wend my lonely way,", single work poetry (p. 36)
- From Swan River to Italy : To My Sister Mirai"Sister, in Australian summer", single work poetry (p. 37-39)
- The Passionsi"As summer flames, which searching rise", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- The Daughters of Zioni"By Euphrates' sullen waters", single work poetry (p. 41)
- Prologuei"May it please your Worships! - that is - I would say -", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- The Lost Birdi"Whither straying, storm-tost bird,", single work poetry (p. 43-46)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
The Dried-Up Ink-Well; Questions of Orality
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Mattoid , no. 36 1990; (p. 155-167)
— Review of The Tilted Cross 1961 single work novel ; Outrider : A Journal of Multicultural Literature in Australia vol. 5 no. 1/2 1988 periodical issue poetry prose criticism ; Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988 anthology poetry ; Eye of the Bull 1989 single work novel ; The Job 1977 single work novel ; Hitting the Wall : Two Novellas 1989 selected work novella -
A Caution to Reviewers
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 113 1989; (p. 33-34) The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 207-209)
— Review of Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988 anthology poetry 'In the April Australian Book Review, I reviewed Wordhord, an anthology of contemporary Western Australian poetry. I asserted that it was the best of the State collections I'd seen to date. So far as contemporary work is concerned, I'll still hold this view.' (Introduction) -
Reviews
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 34 no. 1 1989; (p. 89-90)
— Review of Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988 anthology poetry -
The View From the West
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 14-15 January 1989; (p. 8)
— Review of Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988 anthology poetry
-
The Dried-Up Ink-Well; Questions of Orality
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Mattoid , no. 36 1990; (p. 155-167)
— Review of The Tilted Cross 1961 single work novel ; Outrider : A Journal of Multicultural Literature in Australia vol. 5 no. 1/2 1988 periodical issue poetry prose criticism ; Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988 anthology poetry ; Eye of the Bull 1989 single work novel ; The Job 1977 single work novel ; Hitting the Wall : Two Novellas 1989 selected work novella -
Poetry Anthologies From the West
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 May 1989; (p. B6)
— Review of Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988 anthology poetry ; Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989 anthology criticism poetry -
The View From the West
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 14-15 January 1989; (p. 8)
— Review of Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988 anthology poetry -
Reviews
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 34 no. 1 1989; (p. 89-90)
— Review of Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988 anthology poetry -
A Caution to Reviewers
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 113 1989; (p. 33-34) The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 207-209)
— Review of Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988 anthology poetry 'In the April Australian Book Review, I reviewed Wordhord, an anthology of contemporary Western Australian poetry. I asserted that it was the best of the State collections I'd seen to date. So far as contemporary work is concerned, I'll still hold this view.' (Introduction) -
The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
Westword Ho! News from the Last Frontier
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 May 1989; (p. 83)
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