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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Cry Out! : An Anthology of Street Poetry
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In an effort to 'produce an honest and unedited collective voice of homeless and "at risk" youth,' the editors of Cry Out have brought together the work of over fifty poets aged between twelve and twenty-five.

'Difficult subjects are tackled and tackled well. Child abuse, drug addiction, family problems, loneliness, and all the facets of living on the streets make this collection memorable, and more than that, a hard-hitting comment on the nineties.' (From the Introduction by Ann Davis)

Notes

  • Epigraph: For my life it's flying past my eyes / and happiness she's wearing / such a cunning disguise -- Emese Damasdy

Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Fairytales!i"I really did believe back then", Cindy Aberley , Justine McCormick , single work poetry (p. 11)
Untitledi"A pure silent echo", D. J. Abstruse , single work poetry (p. 12)
Anger V's Victoryi"engaged and locked in battle", D. J. Abstruse , single work poetry (p. 13)
+ - End of an Era - +i"Soon this planet will end at a sudden halt", D. J. Abstruse , single work poetry (p. 14)
Untitledi"I hate it all", D. J. Abstruse , single work poetry (p. 14)
Immaculatei"you know you are combined", D. J. Abstruse , single work poetry (p. 15)
Untitledi"Grab her", D. J. Abstruse , single work poetry (p. 16)
Untitledi"I am the Vampiress,", Akasha , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Streetsi"I shudder", Tere Aroha , single work poetry (p. 18)
Thoughts from Astroi"Roots bloody roots", Astro , single work poetry (p. 19)
Highi"I lie on my bed", Will Barry , single work poetry (p. 20)
Grandmotheri"My grandmother tells me stories", Kimberly Bates , Sky Buchanan , Colleen Buchanan , Nali Brindle , single work poetry (p. 21)
Kindi"It's good to be kind", Maryann Bates , single work poetry (p. 22)
No Windowsi"Shed your skin, it's time to begin!", G. Black , single work poetry (p. 23-25)
Untitledi"We have succumbed", G. Black , single work poetry (p. 26)
Untitledi"Sometimes I drink", G. Black , single work poetry (p. 26)
Facesi"well I'm sitting here staring out my", Emese Damasdy , single work poetry (p. 27-31)
An Ode to Drugsi"Some time ago", Emese Damasdy , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Raini"The days are lonely", Emese Damasdy , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Untitledi"Humiliated I was", Emese Damasdy , single work poetry (p. 36-37)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Cry Out : The Book that Shouldn't Be David Morris , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , August vol. 3 no. 7 1996; (p. 14)

— Review of Cry Out! : An Anthology of Street Poetry 1996 anthology poetry
Cry Out : The Book that Shouldn't Be David Morris , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , August vol. 3 no. 7 1996; (p. 14)

— Review of Cry Out! : An Anthology of Street Poetry 1996 anthology poetry
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