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'Culture and identity, suffering and the triumph of survival thread their way through the short stories, poems, legends, song lyrics, essays and commentaries in this... anthology of Aboriginal writing.
Representing a range of regional and cultural differences, age groups and social circumstances, it is a testimony to the importance of the past in the construction of a better future.' Source: Publisher's blurb
Contents
- The Urba-riginei"You are black, you are brown and sometimes white", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Bilyurr-Bilyurr Jarndu, The Red-Dress Woman - A Yawuru Story, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 19-20)
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Magarra-gudany, The Devilman who has a Tail - A Yawuru Story,
single work
prose
Indigenous story
Pat Torres describes an encounter with a spirit when she was about twelve or fourteen.
- Legend of the Yaa Yaa-rrs, the Little People, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 23)
- Success Hill Sacred Spring Ceremony 12/3/95, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 24-26)
- Munm-ury : the Teller, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 27-31)
- Emancipation, single work short story (p. 32-37)
- The Wagyl, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 38-39)
- The Champion, single work life story (p. 40-45)
- Recollections of the Early Days, single work life story (p. 46-57)
- My Brother, Des Parfitti"It was through the Dreaming", single work poetry (p. 58)
- Mr Daughters, My Girls, My Life, My Everythingsi"My daughters, my entire life", single work poetry (p. 59)
- NoTime for Laughteri"I never heard her laugh", single work poetry (p. 60-61)
- My Country Oomarri, single work life story (p. 63-80)
- The Home of Silent Memories, single work prose (p. 81-82)
- Our Nyungah Folk Our Nyoongah Folki"By the side of the grave on that sunny day, in a sea of faces, I saw", single work poetry (p. 83)
- Ancestors in the Windi"When the strong wind blows of a", single work poetry (p. 84-85)
- The Ring, single work life story (p. 86-97)
- You Should Have Come Sooner, single work short story (p. 98-102)
- Mixed Emotions, single work autobiography (p. 103-104)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
BlackWords : Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 5) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss discusses and explains the important role of anthologies in the creation of communities of writers and in acknowledging, consolidating and launching writing careers.
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Kellerberrin Walking - Writing & Vagabondage in South West Western Australia : Nine Speeds of Walking/Writing
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 67-77) -
The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
[Review] Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Ariel , April vol. 32 no. 2 2001; (p. 186-189)
— Review of Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000 anthology poetry prose biography essay short story life story autobiography biography interview non-fiction essay prose -
Generations of Memory
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 15 no. 2 2001; (p. 146-147)
— Review of Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000 anthology poetry prose biography essay short story life story autobiography biography interview non-fiction essay prose
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[Review] Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Ariel , April vol. 32 no. 2 2001; (p. 186-189)
— Review of Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000 anthology poetry prose biography essay short story life story autobiography biography interview non-fiction essay prose -
Paperbacks
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 April 2000; (p. 8)
— Review of Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000 anthology poetry prose biography essay short story life story autobiography biography interview non-fiction essay prose -
From the Heart
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 May 2000; (p. 9)
— Review of Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000 anthology poetry prose biography essay short story life story autobiography biography interview non-fiction essay prose -
Kaleidoscope
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 219 2000; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000 anthology poetry prose biography essay short story life story autobiography biography interview non-fiction essay prose -
Generations of Memory
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 15 no. 2 2001; (p. 146-147)
— Review of Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000 anthology poetry prose biography essay short story life story autobiography biography interview non-fiction essay prose -
The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
Kellerberrin Walking - Writing & Vagabondage in South West Western Australia : Nine Speeds of Walking/Writing
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 67-77) -
Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
BlackWords : Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 5) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss discusses and explains the important role of anthologies in the creation of communities of writers and in acknowledging, consolidating and launching writing careers.