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Dedication: In Memory of my Mother
Marian (Hollis) Cohen Kroll
Born 13 September 1911
Died 22 November 1998
And for my sister, Judith Kroll. -
This poetry collection is separated into two parts. Part 1: A Coastal Grammar (p. 11-29) and Part 2: (a sequence) The Mother Workshops (p. 31-82).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Wollongong,
Wollongong area,
Illawarra,
South Coast,
New South Wales,:Five Islands Press
, 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Normanvillei"Wind scours this land", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- A Coastal Grammar, sequence poetry (p. 13-19)
- Still Life with Dog and Firei"Does age smell? The older the dog grows", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Water to Wateri"My mother is floating out to sea", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- What Was the Word for that Fish?i"Shark alert on the coast last summer", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Warning : Gale Force Windsi"The summer poem has just been blown away.", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Missing the Dogsi"Alone on the south coast in a dogless house,", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Gothic Airi"I'm being dismembered by mail", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Castawaysi"Sea spat us out on a shore", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Millennium Suni"The century strutted out like a supermodel,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Doing My Tax Towards Eveningi"Cool skin, cool head, cool screen -", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Ten Things You Can Do With Your Son's Room Now He's Left Homei"1. Leave his door and window open", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- Lying ini"Sparrows snip at the mellow light", single work poetry (p. 29)
- The Mother Workshops, sequence poetry (p. 31-82)
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Exercise 1 : Similies : The Mother
The Motheri"The mother's skin feels sheer as a moth's wing.",
single work
poetry
(p. 33)
Note: With title: Exercise 1 : Similies : The Mother.
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Exercise 2 : Exposition : What it Means : After 80 Years
What it Means : After 80 Yearsi"What do you think of",
single work
poetry
(p. 34)
Note: With title: Exercise 2 : Exposition : What it Means : After 80 Years.
- The Food Halli"She offers her salad to everyone,", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Exercise 3 : Syntax : Verbal Salad at the Mall, sequence poetry (p. 35 - 36)
- The Fountaini"From the atrium the fountain calls.", single work poetry (p. 35-36)
- Exercise 4 : Synecdoche : Legs, single work prose (p. 37)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Winter vol. 12 no. 3 2005; (p. 49-50)
— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems 2004 selected work poetry prose -
Poetry Review
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 100 2005; (p. 127-135)
— Review of Footnotes of a Hammock 2004 selected work poetry ; Taking Shape 2004 selected work poetry ; Ode Ode 2002 selected work poetry ; The Earth Tree 2004 single work poetry ; Singing of Scented Grass : Verses from the Chinese 2003 selected work poetry ; Under the One Granite Roof : poems for Walt Whitman 2004 selected work poetry ; The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems 2004 selected work poetry prose ; Domain 2002-2003 sequence poetry ; Head and Shin 2004 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 2004 selected work poetry -
The Mother Workshops by Jeri Kroll
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 12 no. 3 2004; (p. 23) -
Thinking Out Loud
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 261 2004; (p. 56)
— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems 2004 selected work poetry prose ; Shadows at the Gate 2004 selected work poetry -
Well Versed in Mother's Memories
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 8 May 2004; (p. 9)
— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems 2004 selected work poetry prose ; The Yugoslav Women and Their Pickled Herrings : Rubber Company - 1971, Melbourne 2003 single work poetry
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As Good as a Fine Drop of Barossa Red
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 March 2004; (p. 6a)
— Review of Winter Grace 2004 selected work poetry ; The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems 2004 selected work poetry prose ; Taking Shape 2004 selected work poetry -
Well Versed in Mother's Memories
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 8 May 2004; (p. 9)
— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems 2004 selected work poetry prose ; The Yugoslav Women and Their Pickled Herrings : Rubber Company - 1971, Melbourne 2003 single work poetry -
Thinking Out Loud
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 261 2004; (p. 56)
— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems 2004 selected work poetry prose ; Shadows at the Gate 2004 selected work poetry -
Poetry Review
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 100 2005; (p. 127-135)
— Review of Footnotes of a Hammock 2004 selected work poetry ; Taking Shape 2004 selected work poetry ; Ode Ode 2002 selected work poetry ; The Earth Tree 2004 single work poetry ; Singing of Scented Grass : Verses from the Chinese 2003 selected work poetry ; Under the One Granite Roof : poems for Walt Whitman 2004 selected work poetry ; The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems 2004 selected work poetry prose ; Domain 2002-2003 sequence poetry ; Head and Shin 2004 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 2004 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Winter vol. 12 no. 3 2005; (p. 49-50)
— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems 2004 selected work poetry prose -
The Mother Workshops by Jeri Kroll
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 12 no. 3 2004; (p. 23)
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