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Dedication: Dedicated to Maisie Pat, and to all mothers who have suffered similar loss.
Contents
- Foreword, single work criticism (p. ix-xiii)
- A Winter's Day at the Beachi"It was a day", single work poetry (p. 1)
- John Pati"Write of life", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- Didjereedooi"Didjereedoo, didjereedoo", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Bush Shedi"Decrepit, it leaned forward", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Black Cockatoosi"They come in the evening", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Galahsi"A flash of coral pink", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Space Dreameri"Oh, I can span the sky with outstretched hands,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Walk Oni"Walk back along our prospect", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Dingoi"What can I do for you dingo now?", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Brumbyi"Bush-bred stallion tough as wire,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Cicadai"Cicada, cicada,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Evergreeni"My father was a mighty man", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Chastisement for a Childi"I had to chastise her for telling lies", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Twelve-Year-Oldi"I ain't had much schoolin!,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Boomeri"He drums on the ground", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Field Birdi"Little field bird", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Possumsi"There never have been creatures", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Tiger Snakei"I knew he was there", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Executioneri"Steel bites", single work poetry (p. 21)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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BlackWords : Writers on Identity
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 14 no. 3 2014; The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 2) The BlackWords Essays 2019;'In the 1960s Oodgeroo Noonuccal (then Kath Walker) hit the literary limelight as Australia’s first published ‘Aboriginal poet’ and since then Aboriginal writers have used their work as a form of self-definition and to defend our rights to our identity. Many authors are inspired by the need to redress historical government definitions of Aboriginality, to reclaim pride in First Nation status, to explain the diversity of Aboriginal experience, and to demonstrate the realities and complexities of ‘being Aboriginal’ in the 21st century.'
Source: Author's introduction.
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'Spanning the Sky with Outstretched Hands': The Making of a Poet
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Jack Davis : The Maker of History 1994; (p. 79-97) -
Reviews
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 35 no. 1 1990; (p. 82-84)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
The Life that Jack Built
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 13)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
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Jack Davis : A Life-Story
Melbourne
:
J. M. Dent
,
1988
Z109336
1988
single work
biography
Chesson had first met Jack Davis in 1970 through his wife, when she was a member of the Executive Committee of the Aboriginal Advancement Council. It was in the late 1970s, that Jack Davis was approached by a publisher to write his own biography, Davis been too shy, had asked Chesson to write it. Chesson had transcribed the conversations with Jack on tape during social occasions, and wrote this fascinating history of Davis's life and his work in the literary and dramatic fields; in which the Chesson hope that this book helps to make Jack Davie's life and work better known and appreciated. (source: Chesson, 1983)
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Jack Davis, Master of White Culture
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November. 1988; (p. 7)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
The Mindscape of Jack Davis
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 December 1988; (p. 17)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
User-Friendly Verse at Home and Abroad
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 December. 1988; (p. 82)
— Review of John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
The Life that Jack Built
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 13)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
Reviews
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 35 no. 1 1990; (p. 82-84)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
y
Jack Davis : A Life-Story
Melbourne
:
J. M. Dent
,
1988
Z109336
1988
single work
biography
Chesson had first met Jack Davis in 1970 through his wife, when she was a member of the Executive Committee of the Aboriginal Advancement Council. It was in the late 1970s, that Jack Davis was approached by a publisher to write his own biography, Davis been too shy, had asked Chesson to write it. Chesson had transcribed the conversations with Jack on tape during social occasions, and wrote this fascinating history of Davis's life and his work in the literary and dramatic fields; in which the Chesson hope that this book helps to make Jack Davie's life and work better known and appreciated. (source: Chesson, 1983)
-
'Spanning the Sky with Outstretched Hands': The Making of a Poet
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Jack Davis : The Maker of History 1994; (p. 79-97) -
BlackWords : Writers on Identity
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 14 no. 3 2014; The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 2) The BlackWords Essays 2019;'In the 1960s Oodgeroo Noonuccal (then Kath Walker) hit the literary limelight as Australia’s first published ‘Aboriginal poet’ and since then Aboriginal writers have used their work as a form of self-definition and to defend our rights to our identity. Many authors are inspired by the need to redress historical government definitions of Aboriginality, to reclaim pride in First Nation status, to explain the diversity of Aboriginal experience, and to demonstrate the realities and complexities of ‘being Aboriginal’ in the 21st century.'
Source: Author's introduction.