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Samuel Wagan Watson Samuel Wagan Watson i(A22192 works by) (a.k.a. Sam Wagan Watson)
Born: Established: 1972 Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Birri-Gubba Juru ; German ; Irish ; Aboriginal Mununjali / Munaldjali ; Dutch ; Aboriginal Bundjalung
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1 In the Orbital Hysteria i "A dangerous moon wades low in an empty sky, the magpie shudders…", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 111 2024;
1 Doan-doan Dhagun, Unya (Dark Place, Mine) i "WARNING: This is not the method in which I choose to compose…", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2023; Meanjin , September vol. 82 no. 3 2023; (p. 57)
1 Donnybrook i "Mudflats, mangroves and mosquito country", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 August 2023; (p. 13)
1 Epitaphs in Sedoka i "Katauta 1", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 4-10 March 2023;
1 Our Leaders’ Overcast Minds i "Ikkyū (1394-1481) was a Japanese monk. The Zen mystic and poet", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 4-10 March 2023;
1 Janus Complex i "(she/her) (he/him) Which edge of the bed to slip out of; sleep with", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 4-10 March 2023;
1 An Indigenous Voice in Parliament i "Is an Indigenous Voice in Parliament, is an", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 4-10 March 2023;
1 Vanishing Word Samuel Wagan Watson , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Language in My Tongue : An Anthology of Australian and New Zealand Poetry 2022; (p. 193)
1 Closet Monster i "A splice of a sweet trumpet ... the fractured edge from a mellow ska-riff ...", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , June vol. 81 no. 2 2022; (p. 64-65) Meanjin Online 2022; Best of Australian Poems 2022 2022; (p. 34)
1 Mud Reckoning Samuel Wagan Watson , 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 76 2022; (p. 199-203)
1 Min-Min Samuel Wagan Watson , 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: Heat (Series 3) , no. 2 2022; (p. 33-35)
1 A Scorched Earth i "I will not be moved…", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , February no. 104 2022;
1 y separately published work icon The Days Run Away : Recent Work by Ian Friend Pat Hoffie , Richard Humphreys , Samuel Wagan Watson , Angela Gardner , Laurie Duggan , Woolloongabba : Art Bunker , 2021 24810745 2021 anthology poetry prose essay art work 'Essays, poems and ephemera that provide insight into the work of UK/Australian artist Ian Friend. The book is illustrated with full colour images and details of Friend's work.' (Publication summary)
1 A Quiet Garden-Variety Killer i "It creeps along the fence-line, peeping through wooden slats … nonchalant without being bombastic of how", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 103 2021;
1 Smoke and Mirrors Samuel Wagan Watson , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 241 2020; (p. 75-78)
1 'Coda' for My Smoke Incrypted Whispers i "I am a vexed engineer: my ‘smoke encrypted whispers’ faded toward the", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 240 2020; (p. 59) The Language in My Tongue : An Anthology of Australian and New Zealand Poetry 2022; (p. 194)
1 FREE WORKING TELEVISION…TO GO TO A GOOD HOME! i "The set had been purchased by my Gran in another era", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 10 no. 1 2020; (p. 78)
1 Poltergeists in the Pandemic Samuel Wagan Watson , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Our Inside Voices : Reflections on COVID-19 2020; (p. 8-16) This All Come Back Now 2022; (p. 45-56)
1 Vanishing i "For too long I have been a member of a vanishing tribe … We start using terms like; ‘going, going, gone …’ in", Samuel Wagan Watson , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , May no. 96 2020;
1 The Elsewheres of Charlie Bolt Samuel Wagan Watson , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: Griffith Review , April no. 68 2020; (p. 169-177)
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