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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Motherlode portrays the story of children and mothers from the perspective of women and their social and emotional contexts.' (The editors)

Notes

  • Dedication: for our Mothers
  • Launched in Canberra by Geoff Page at Dalton's Books, Canberra City, Australian Capital Territory, 12 September, 2009.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Glebe, Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,:Puncher and Wattmann , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lamplight Mother Who Gave Me Lifei"Mother who gave me life", Gwen Harwood , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Even by Her Bonesi"You have gifted this to me,", Lucy Dougan , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Ancestrali"three roads meeting in the bird:", Patricia Sykes , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Our Mother Landi"Our dream and our past is buried under the ground.", Daisy Utemorrah , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Definition of a Placei"Where the slow-pulsed creek grips a handful of", Judith Bishop , single work poetry (p. 28)
Plantingi"So he gave you the tobacco plants. Seedlings,", Petra White , single work poetry (p. 29)
Natural Selectioni"Her conservatory", Sarah Day , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
The World Beyond the Figi"extraordinary. This woman who forces", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
The Snake Nesti"preoccupies me to a greater & greater degree", Bronwyn Lea , single work poetry (p. 34)
Joey's in a Sacki"[First line removed at the request of Coral Hull]", Coral Hull , single work poetry (p. 35)
Pademeloni"the full stop", Carolyn Fisher , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
The Starsi"have gathered to feed, they", Morgan Yasbincek , single work poetry (p. 38)
Remedios the Beautyi"Human calls rise to meet me steady", Sarah Holland-Batt , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
Communioni"Fifty billion e-hux algae converge at the surface", Jillian Pattinson , single work poetry (p. 41)
Motherhoodi"No longer will she", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 42)
Tapestryi"There is a lady in the forest", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry (p. 45)
Woman Holding a vasei"It's frightening me to think", Bronwyn Lea , single work poetry (p. 46-47)
Eve to Her Daughtersi"It was not I who began it.", Judith Wright , single work poetry (p. 48-50)
Fairy Tales : I : From Snow White's Stepmother (for Michael)i"You must be watching very carefully, yourself", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 51-53)
Demeteri"Once, I wished something splendid", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 54)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Glebe, Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,: Puncher and Wattmann , 2009 .
      image of person or book cover 6697806525029749163.jpg
      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 342p.
      Note/s:
      • Includes biographies (pp. 317-329).
      • Includes index of poets (pp. 337-341).
      ISBN: 9781921450167

Works about this Work

Untitled Michelle Borzi , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 124 2011; (p. 69-72)

— Review of Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
Untitled Miriam H. Auer , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 24 2010; (p. 167-172)

— Review of Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
Poetry Review Essay Shane McCauley , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Indigo , Summer no. 5 2010; (p. 136-142)

— Review of Poems : 1980-2008 Jan Owen , 2008 selected work poetry ; The Ghost Poetry Project Nathan Curnow , 2009 selected work poetry ; The Striped World Emma Scully Jones , 2009 selected work poetry ; The Darwin Poems Emily Ballou , 2009 selected work poetry ; Autographs : 56 Poems in Prose Alex Skovron , 2006 selected work poetry ; Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb David McComb , 2009 selected work poetry ; Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
Brook Emery Reviews Motherlode and Not A Muse Brook Emery , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , November no. 6 2009;

— Review of Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
Narratives of Ordinary Women Peter Kenneally , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 November 2009; (p. 24)

— Review of Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
Letting Go Lyn McCredden , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 315 2009; (p. 28-29)

— Review of Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
This Mother-House Anthology Dominique Hecq , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 13 no. 2 2009;

— Review of Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
Narratives of Ordinary Women Peter Kenneally , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 November 2009; (p. 24)

— Review of Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
Brook Emery Reviews Motherlode and Not A Muse Brook Emery , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , November no. 6 2009;

— Review of Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
Poetry Review Essay Shane McCauley , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Indigo , Summer no. 5 2010; (p. 136-142)

— Review of Poems : 1980-2008 Jan Owen , 2008 selected work poetry ; The Ghost Poetry Project Nathan Curnow , 2009 selected work poetry ; The Striped World Emma Scully Jones , 2009 selected work poetry ; The Darwin Poems Emily Ballou , 2009 selected work poetry ; Autographs : 56 Poems in Prose Alex Skovron , 2006 selected work poetry ; Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb David McComb , 2009 selected work poetry ; Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
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