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a Collection of poetry by an Aboriginal author Lionel Fogarty, brought up on Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve.
Notes
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to Cheryl Buchanan and Denis Walker and through my spiritual being to my ancestors who gave us the will to survive and the continue the fight that they began when the first gun was fired on our land.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Cheryl Buchanan
, 1980 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Corroboreei"I sat down around a fire", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Wake Up Black Population - Mapoon Is Awakei"Black population", single work poetry (p. 9)
- A Liei"Way out in the valleys", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Insane Go Away, Sane Come Againi"Rock you belong to?", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Blackfella Drunk, Blackfella Fightsi"Dreamtimes far behind", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Life Is Death Is Lifei"How will I write about our life that is dying for nothing", single work poetry (p. 15)
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To Dundallii"Dundalli. ten years led our people and then they hanged",
single work
poetry
(p. 17)
Note: *Dundalli - an Aboriginal man of the Brisbane region who organised rebellion against the settlers and was hanged.
- Strugglei"From corners to centres", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Nightmarei"Stain our tears", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Puzzledi"Priced on lives", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Do Yourself A Favour, Educate Your Mindi"What's your game?", single work poetry (p. 23-26)
- One Army Brother, Adrian Yocki"Bold, vicious, rebel", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Are There Abo Schools?i"At the abo school what are our children taught?", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Mr. Professori"Criticism, reflecting fiction of todays sickness", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Identityi"Through the filth of whites", single work poetry (p. 31-33)
- Planet Earthi"There is a country", single work poetry (p. 34)
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Never Nefertiti, Change Nefertiti*i"Never be untold",
single work
poetry
(p. 35)
Note: *Nefertiti - daughter of the author Lionel Fogarty, born 25/4/1978, 3.18 a.m.
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Jephson Street Brothers Who Had Nonei"Brothers come in all levels so low",
single work
poetry
(p. 36)
Note: To My Brothers in Fantasies.
- For Brother Emmett Belli"Before I sat downn,", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Some People Have No Respect For Our Beliefi"Jesus I learned you lived and lived", single work poetry (p. 39)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Unlocking the Power of Writing
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 9 August no. 657 2017; (p. 21)'Lionel Fogarty was 15 when he was charged with conspiring against the state of Queensland, after attending a rally in Brisbane.'
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Australian Poetry Now
2016
single work
essay
— Appears in: Poetry , May 2016; (p. 185-191) 'Once asked what poets can do for Australia, A.D. Hope replied: “They can justify its existence.” Such has been the charge of Australian poets, from Hope himself to Kenneth Slessor, Judith Wright to Les Murray, Anthony Lawrence to Judith Beveridge: to articulate the Australian experience so that it might live in the imagination of its people. While the presence and potency of the Australian landscape remains an abiding interest, a great deal of Australian poetry has been innovative and experimental, with poets such as Robert Adamson, Michael Dransfield, Vicki Viidikas, John Forbes, Gig Ryan, J.S. Harry, and Jennifer Maiden leading the way. The richness, strength, and vitality of Australian poetry is marked by a prodigious diversity that makes it as exhilarating to survey as it is challenging to encapsulate.' (Introduction) -
The Poetry of Politics : Australian Aboriginal Verse
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Black Words, White Page : Aboriginal Literature 1929-1988 1989; (p. 179-229) In this chapter the broad range of Aboriginal verse is examined to illustrate the diversity and talent of contemporary Black Australian poets. Shoemaker argues that any dismissal of Aboriginal poetry as simply propaganda is inaccurate and unfair. Aboriginal poetry ranges from the overtly political to celebrations of nature. The political stance of the writers is considered as well as the particular social conditions in which the writers live - and which they often address in their work. The works of Aboriginal poets Jack Davis, Kevin Gilbert, Colin Johnson, Lionel Fogarty and Aileen Corpus are examined. To emphasise the distinctive elements of writing produced by Aboriginal poets, Shoemaker provides a brief comparison to the work of selected white poets, Les Murray and Bruce Dawe. He also demonstrates the Fourth World dimension and increasingly oral predisposition of Australian Aboriginal verse by contrasting it with the poetry of contemporary Canadian Indian writers.
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The Poetry of Politics : Australian Aboriginal Verse
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Black Words, White Page : Aboriginal Literature 1929-1988 1989; (p. 179-229) In this chapter the broad range of Aboriginal verse is examined to illustrate the diversity and talent of contemporary Black Australian poets. Shoemaker argues that any dismissal of Aboriginal poetry as simply propaganda is inaccurate and unfair. Aboriginal poetry ranges from the overtly political to celebrations of nature. The political stance of the writers is considered as well as the particular social conditions in which the writers live - and which they often address in their work. The works of Aboriginal poets Jack Davis, Kevin Gilbert, Colin Johnson, Lionel Fogarty and Aileen Corpus are examined. To emphasise the distinctive elements of writing produced by Aboriginal poets, Shoemaker provides a brief comparison to the work of selected white poets, Les Murray and Bruce Dawe. He also demonstrates the Fourth World dimension and increasingly oral predisposition of Australian Aboriginal verse by contrasting it with the poetry of contemporary Canadian Indian writers. -
Australian Poetry Now
2016
single work
essay
— Appears in: Poetry , May 2016; (p. 185-191) 'Once asked what poets can do for Australia, A.D. Hope replied: “They can justify its existence.” Such has been the charge of Australian poets, from Hope himself to Kenneth Slessor, Judith Wright to Les Murray, Anthony Lawrence to Judith Beveridge: to articulate the Australian experience so that it might live in the imagination of its people. While the presence and potency of the Australian landscape remains an abiding interest, a great deal of Australian poetry has been innovative and experimental, with poets such as Robert Adamson, Michael Dransfield, Vicki Viidikas, John Forbes, Gig Ryan, J.S. Harry, and Jennifer Maiden leading the way. The richness, strength, and vitality of Australian poetry is marked by a prodigious diversity that makes it as exhilarating to survey as it is challenging to encapsulate.' (Introduction) -
Unlocking the Power of Writing
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 9 August no. 657 2017; (p. 21)'Lionel Fogarty was 15 when he was charged with conspiring against the state of Queensland, after attending a rally in Brisbane.'
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