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Notes
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At head of title: Westories.
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This collection of poetry and prose is the result of writing and editing workshops run with the support of the Liverpool Migrant Resource Centre. Many of the authors had previously contributed to Carnival of Poets, the sale of which helped to fund this new anthology.
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The project received funding from the NSW Writers' Centre.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:El Faro
, 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- On Being a Mother, single work prose (p. 9)
- A Rosei"In the middle of the garden", single work poetry (p. 9)
- One in a Million, single work prose autobiography (p. 10)
- Heavenly Motheri"Your love is without end,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Mother Musici"So much talent born within you,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- The Birdi"You are for sure the most beautiful mother on earth.", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Dreaming Days, single work prose autobiography (p. 12)
- La espigadora, extract novel (p. 13)
- Why I Never Wrote You a Poemi"I wonder, Mother,", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
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Mother's Spiriti"Eat your bread, little girl, tonight,",
single work
poetry
A mother speaks to her daughter, telling her to not remember 'the long road where crosses stand' but to think of their love.
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My White Wall,
single work
short story
The narrator remembers a period in her childhood when she was separated from her mother and lived with an aunt, uncle and cousins in a distant town. The white wall of her room became her 'secret shelter' (17).
- The Miracle, single work short story myth/legend (p. 19-20)
- Evitai"In the silence of the land of Argentina", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- The Captive, single work short story historical fiction (p. 21-22)
- Liberationi"For many years I walked on a tight rope", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Mother's Feet, single work short story (p. 24-25)
- Letter to a Mother-to-Be, single work short story (p. 25-27)
- Godmother (A Fairy-Tale Princess)i"She was very wealthy in material possessions", single work poetry (p. 27-29)
- Maternal Instinct, single work short story (p. 29)
- Solemnityi"Tall, majestic, with unfolding views", single work poetry (p. 30)
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