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Notes

  • Dedication: In Memory of my Mother
    Marian (Hollis) Cohen Kroll
    Born 13 September 1911
    Died 22 November 1998
    And for my sister, Judith Kroll.

  • This poetry collection is separated into two parts. Part 1: A Coastal Grammar (p. 11-29) and Part 2: (a sequence) The Mother Workshops (p. 31-82).

Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Normanvillei"Wind scours this land", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
A Coastal Grammar, Jeri Kroll , sequence poetry (p. 13-19)
Still Life with Dog and Firei"Does age smell? The older the dog grows", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Water to Wateri"My mother is floating out to sea", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
What Was the Word for that Fish?i"Shark alert on the coast last summer", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Warning : Gale Force Windsi"The summer poem has just been blown away.", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 20)
Missing the Dogsi"Alone on the south coast in a dogless house,", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Gothic Airi"I'm being dismembered by mail", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 23)
Castawaysi"Sea spat us out on a shore", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 24)
Millennium Suni"The century strutted out like a supermodel,", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 25)
Doing My Tax Towards Eveningi"Cool skin, cool head, cool screen -", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 26)
Ten Things You Can Do With Your Son's Room Now He's Left Homei"1. Leave his door and window open", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Lying ini"Sparrows snip at the mellow light", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Mother Workshops, Jeri Kroll , sequence poetry (p. 31-82)
Exercise 1 : Similies : The Mother The Motheri"The mother's skin feels sheer as a moth's wing.", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 33)
Note: With title: Exercise 1 : Similies : The Mother.
Exercise 2 : Exposition : What it Means : After 80 Years What it Means : After 80 Yearsi"What do you think of", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 34)
Note: With title: Exercise 2 : Exposition : What it Means : After 80 Years.
The Food Halli"She offers her salad to everyone,", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 35)
Exercise 3 : Syntax : Verbal Salad at the Mall, Jeri Kroll , sequence poetry (p. 35 - 36)
The Fountaini"From the atrium the fountain calls.", Jeri Kroll , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Exercise 4 : Synecdoche : Legs, Jeri Kroll , single work prose (p. 37)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Untitled Kathy Kituai , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Winter vol. 12 no. 3 2005; (p. 49-50)

— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems Jeri Kroll , 2004 selected work poetry prose
Poetry Review Andrea Breen , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 100 2005; (p. 127-135)

— Review of Footnotes of a Hammock Joanne Burns , 2004 selected work poetry ; Taking Shape Steve Evans , 2004 selected work poetry ; Ode Ode Michael Farrell , 2002 selected work poetry ; The Earth Tree Martin R. Johnson , 2004 single work poetry ; Singing of Scented Grass : Verses from the Chinese 2003 selected work poetry ; Under the One Granite Roof : poems for Walt Whitman Karen Knight , 2004 selected work poetry ; The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems Jeri Kroll , 2004 selected work poetry prose ; Domain Ian McBryde , 2002-2003 sequence poetry ; Head and Shin Tim Thorne , 2004 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems Yu Ouyang , 2004 selected work poetry
The Mother Workshops by Jeri Kroll Anne Magee , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 12 no. 3 2004; (p. 23)
Thinking Out Loud Lisa Gorton , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 261 2004; (p. 56)

— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems Jeri Kroll , 2004 selected work poetry prose ; Shadows at the Gate Robyn Rowland , 2004 selected work poetry
Well Versed in Mother's Memories Katharine England , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 8 May 2004; (p. 9)

— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems Jeri Kroll , 2004 selected work poetry prose ; The Yugoslav Women and Their Pickled Herrings : Rubber Company - 1971, Melbourne Cathy Young , 2003 single work poetry
As Good as a Fine Drop of Barossa Red Geoff Page , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 March 2004; (p. 6a)

— Review of Winter Grace Jeff Guess , 2004 selected work poetry ; The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems Jeri Kroll , 2004 selected work poetry prose ; Taking Shape Steve Evans , 2004 selected work poetry
Well Versed in Mother's Memories Katharine England , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 8 May 2004; (p. 9)

— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems Jeri Kroll , 2004 selected work poetry prose ; The Yugoslav Women and Their Pickled Herrings : Rubber Company - 1971, Melbourne Cathy Young , 2003 single work poetry
Thinking Out Loud Lisa Gorton , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 261 2004; (p. 56)

— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems Jeri Kroll , 2004 selected work poetry prose ; Shadows at the Gate Robyn Rowland , 2004 selected work poetry
Poetry Review Andrea Breen , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 100 2005; (p. 127-135)

— Review of Footnotes of a Hammock Joanne Burns , 2004 selected work poetry ; Taking Shape Steve Evans , 2004 selected work poetry ; Ode Ode Michael Farrell , 2002 selected work poetry ; The Earth Tree Martin R. Johnson , 2004 single work poetry ; Singing of Scented Grass : Verses from the Chinese 2003 selected work poetry ; Under the One Granite Roof : poems for Walt Whitman Karen Knight , 2004 selected work poetry ; The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems Jeri Kroll , 2004 selected work poetry prose ; Domain Ian McBryde , 2002-2003 sequence poetry ; Head and Shin Tim Thorne , 2004 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems Yu Ouyang , 2004 selected work poetry
Untitled Kathy Kituai , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Winter vol. 12 no. 3 2005; (p. 49-50)

— Review of The Mother Workshops : And Other Poems Jeri Kroll , 2004 selected work poetry prose
The Mother Workshops by Jeri Kroll Anne Magee , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 12 no. 3 2004; (p. 23)
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