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y separately published work icon Anthology of Australian Slovenes 1988 anthology   poetry   prose  
Alternative title: Zbornik Avstralskih Slovencev 1988
Is part of Anthology of Australian Slovenes 1985 series - publisher
Note: Edited by Joze Preseren in cooperation with Ivan Cimerman, Tone Kuntner and Ivan Zigon.
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Anthology of Australian Slovenes 1988
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Poems and prose by Australian authors from Slovenian background are presented in English or Slovenian. Some works in Slovenian appear with a parallel translation into English. There are also various announcements and description of events pertaining to the cultural and intellectual life of Australian Slovenes.
To emphasize multiculturalism and the reconciliation aspect of the bicentenial celebrations the anthology also includes the Slovenian translation of works by Australian-born poets such as Geoffrey Dutton, David Brooks and Kath Walker, and a poem by Ngitji Ngitji in the Pitjantjatjara language.

Notes

  • "This issue is dedicated to the bicentenial of Australia and to all those Slovenes who have contributed to build this new country."
  • Includes an interview with Prime Minister Bob Hawke on Australia's international relations, multiculturalism and its relations with Yugoslavia.
  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Slovenian-Australian Literary & Art Circle , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Avstralija praznujei"Avstralija praznuje dvesto let,", Marcela Bole , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
One to Youi"My scrawls to mates in many a location=Moje cacke marsikje na svetu", Pavla Gruden , single work poetry (p. 21)
V zivem peskui"Nezajezljivi mrak duha", Pavla Gruden , single work poetry (p. 22)
Na podzemni postajii"Nad razritim srcem Sydneya", Pavla Gruden , single work poetry (p. 22)
Dear Mr. Armstrongi"I still remember you. Do you?", Pavla Gruden , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Je kje izhod?i"Umeten dan, obdan", Pavla Gruden , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Sonet brez haska?i"V napotje sama sebi sem postala.", Pavla Gruden , single work poetry (p. 25)
This Worldi"When I was fourteen my world was green.", Pavla Gruden , single work poetry (p. 25)
Molitev naravii"Modro nebo, odpri se, odpri,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 26)
Telefoni"Klice - 'halo'", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 27)
Na razpotjui"Vrocina, v daljavi promet,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 27)
Spet je pomladi"Glas ti trepece", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 27)
Ko plesejo le dusei"Ura molci", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 27)
Nekoc ne bo vec soncai"Preko vseh meja grmijo kriki,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 28)
Tebi, Slovenski pesniki"Poeta sva,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 28)
Telesna simfonijai"Prosim sonce,", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 29)
Kdo si?i"Ti, ki v meni trkas", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 29)
Odhajasi"Vse se vrti:", Danijela Hliš , single work poetry (p. 29)
Domovinai"Deseti brat se na Planino vracam -", Ivan Kobal , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Ob nevihtii"Strmel je z brega v dno Vipave", Ivan Kobal , single work poetry (p. 31)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: English , Slovenian , Aboriginal Pitjantjatjara AIATSIS ref. (C6) (NT SG52-11) NT, SA

Works about this Work

Slovenian Migrant Literature in Australia : An Overview with a Reading of the Work of Jože Žohar Igor Maver , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Made : A Multicultural Reader 2010; (p. 173-199) Selected Essays on Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Literatures 2014; (p. 65-85)
Igor Maver provides a comprehensive overview of writing by Slovenian migrants to Australia. Maver, citing Milena Brgoč's Opisna bibliografija slovenskega tiska v Avstraliji, points out that over a hundred books have been published by Slovenian-heritage writers who live or have lived in Australia. The first part of Maver's article surveys literary production including that in journals and anthologies as well as books of poetry, novels, memoir and oral history; the second half provides a detailed analysis of three books of poetry by Jože Žohar.
Slovenian Migrant Literature in Australia : An Overview with a Reading of the Work of Jože Žohar Igor Maver , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Made : A Multicultural Reader 2010; (p. 173-199) Selected Essays on Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Literatures 2014; (p. 65-85)
Igor Maver provides a comprehensive overview of writing by Slovenian migrants to Australia. Maver, citing Milena Brgoč's Opisna bibliografija slovenskega tiska v Avstraliji, points out that over a hundred books have been published by Slovenian-heritage writers who live or have lived in Australia. The first part of Maver's article surveys literary production including that in journals and anthologies as well as books of poetry, novels, memoir and oral history; the second half provides a detailed analysis of three books of poetry by Jože Žohar.
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