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1 Edwina Preston Bad Art Mother Rachel Power , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 11-17 June 2022;

— Review of Bad Art Mother Edwina Preston , 2022 single work novel

'In 1961, fed up with being ignored, poet Gwen Harwood sent two acrostic sonnets to The Bulletin under a male pseudonym, spelling out: “so long bulletin”, “fuck all editors”. The scandal made headlines – not only because The Bulletin was duped, but because a woman dared to use such an obscenity. Harwood’s recollection that one friend declared her “cut off from decent motherhood” inspired Edwina Preston’s latest novel, Bad Art Mother.'  (Introduction)

1 Joan Kirner's Legacy : Joining the Dots Rachel Power , 2015 single work obituary (for Joan Kirner )
— Appears in: The Age , 6 June 2015; (p. 30)
1 3 y separately published work icon Motherhood & Creativity : The Divided Heart Rachel Power (editor), Mulgrave : Affirm Press , 2015 8355123 2015 anthology interview

'Do women still confront the attitude that they have to choose between following their creative dreams and having children? In Motherhood & Creativity, some of Australia’s most respected actors, writers,

artists and musicians speak frankly about the wrench

between motherhood and their creative lives.

'In these compelling, honest and insightful interviews, 22 women open up about the various

challenges and pleasures they’ve faced when combining motherhood with an undiminished passion for their creative work.

'Includes interviews with:

• Claudia Karvan (actor)

• Cate Kennedy (writer)

• Holly Throsby (singer-songwriter)

• Del Kathryn Barton (artist)

• Clare Bowditch (singer)

• Rachel Griffiths (actor)' (Publication summary)

1 8 y separately published work icon The Divided Heart : Art and Motherhood Rachel Power (editor), Fitzroy : Red Dog , 2008 Z1511366 2008 anthology interview

'Do women still confront the attitude that a dedicated artist will avoid having children for the sake of her career? In The Divided Heart, Australia's most respected artists, writers and actors speak frankly about the wrench between motherhood and their artistic life.

'Rachel Power navigates through the divided heart of the artists to reveal the shocking, funny and moving truth of the overwhelming demands of motherhood and the undiminished passion for their work.

'This book will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered, 'Who will I be when this baby is born?' (Publisher's blurb)

1 Mapping Land and Memory Rachel Power , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 66 no. 1 2006; (p. 179-184)

— Review of The New Arcadia John Kinsella , 2005 selected work poetry ; Coast Margaret Bradstock , 2005 selected work poetry
1 Hotel Sorrento Rachel Power , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 May 1995; (p. 3)

— Review of Hotel Sorrento Richard Franklin , Peter Fitzpatrick , 1995 single work film/TV
1 Moffatt's Vivid Original Work Rachel Power , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 March 1994; (p. 5)
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