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Alice in Wormland sequence   poetry  
  • Author:agent Dorothy Hewett http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/hewett-dorothy
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 Alice in Wormland
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51 i "The mafia play Johnny Cash", Dorothy Hewett , 1986 single work poetry
— Appears in: Writers in the Park : The Book 1985/1986 1986; (p. 21) Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 109) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 51)
52 i "Alice doesn't march now", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 110) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 282-283)
53 i "she took to her bed", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 111-112) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 283-284)
54 i "the last of her children", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 113-114) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 284-285)
55 i "Bluey Blood is dead", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 115-116) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 286-287)
56 i "In the painter's studio", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 116) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 287-288)
57 i "the light on the Harbour", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 117-119) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 288-289)
58 i "Hell froze over", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 120) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 289-290)
59 i "all night", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 121-122) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 290-291)
60 i "10 days have passed", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 123) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 291)
61 i "What will comfort her", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 124) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 292)
62 i "Nim lay", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 125-126) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 292-293)
63 i "Alice fiddled", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 127-128) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 294-295)
64 i "When she looked back", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 128-129) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 295-296)
50 i "In the Gala Hotel", Dorothy Hewett , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Alice in Wormland 1987; (p. 108) Collected Poems : 1940-1995 1995; (p. 281)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Alice in Wormland Dorothy Hewett , Paddington : Paper Bark Press , 1987 Z381587 1987 selected work poetry Paddington : Paper Bark Press , 1987 pg. 106-129
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Collected Poems : 1940-1995 Dorothy Hewett , William Grono (editor), Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1995 Z332769 1995 selected work poetry Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1995 pg. 281-296
    Note: Epigraph: they are telling you that nothing decays that life is not tragic. Robert Adamson, My Heart.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Australian Poetry Library APRIL; APL; The Australian Poetry Resources Internet Library John Tranter , Sydney : 2004- Z1368099 2004- website

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Works about this Work

The Gendered Gothic : Dorothy Hewett’s Alice in Wormland Siobhan Hodge , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , April no. 32 2010;
'Dorothy Hewett and "zombies" are not generally found in the same sentence. However, Hewett liberally utilises Gothic tones and imagery in her poetry. These Gothic trappings do not serve only as motifs: they permeate the mood, conflicts and resolutions of Hewett's Alice in Wormland. This collection, published in 1987, combines pseudo-autobiographical elements with parody, mythology and morbid images to reach a strangely optimistic resolution.'
The Gendered Gothic : Dorothy Hewett’s Alice in Wormland Siobhan Hodge , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , April no. 32 2010;
'Dorothy Hewett and "zombies" are not generally found in the same sentence. However, Hewett liberally utilises Gothic tones and imagery in her poetry. These Gothic trappings do not serve only as motifs: they permeate the mood, conflicts and resolutions of Hewett's Alice in Wormland. This collection, published in 1987, combines pseudo-autobiographical elements with parody, mythology and morbid images to reach a strangely optimistic resolution.'
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