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1 1 We are Turned into a Great Tree: Judith Wright's Strange Word About Trees Greg Smith , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian EJournal of Theology , Pentecost Special Editon no. 7 2006; Author's abstract: Poetic images retain the flesh and aroma of experience; memorable images dramatise movements to identity, empowerment and the righting of wrongs. Judith Wright uses metaphors of the bud, flame tree growth, compass heart, ageless crimson rose, rising sap, implacable heart, and "lovers who share one mind" to express human and cosmic yearning for fufillment or salvation. In her poems we hear the great mystery of life in the dynamic interdependence of waterfall, tree ferns and mountain gum. Judith Wright's metaphysical connections grow from these observations upon the lives of various trees. Her ethical imperatives, her celebrations of patient waiting and her admiration of nature's abundance and beauty in these poems continue to ignite theological reflections for us today.
1 Communing with David Malouf : Considerations Upon Salvation Greg Smith , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian EJournal of Theology , February no. 4 2005; 'The following article provides a hermeneutical reading of Malouf's The Crab Feast (1980) that brings to bear the twin dimensions of annual neighbourly banqueting and the universal hope for salvation where the poet sings of such a moment of realisation.' (Author's abstract)
1 'Walking Knee-Deep in Ferns' : Salvational Themes in the Poetry of Les Murray Greg Smith , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian EJournal of Theology , August no. 3 2004; 'This discussion argues that Les A. Murray's poetry provides an insightful understanding of salvation in the contemporary Australian context.'
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