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Foreword: This book belongs to the women who have marched to their own drums, listened to their own thunder, and dreamed their own distant dreams inside Boggo Road. It is an extraordinary privilege for all of us to glimpse, through them, the terrible profundity of the prison experience. Our thanks to all those production people who have made possible the sharing of this experience. A. P. Morgan, P. Clayton. May 1981
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The new H. M. Prison for Women opened in 1903 as part of Brisbane's Boggo Road Gaol. In 1921 the female prisoners were transferred to a former V. D. hospital on the southern boundary of the prison reserve to allow for expansion of the men's prison. In 1951 they were again transferred, this time to another V. D. hospital, the former Lock Hospital. This was subsequently demolished and a new women's prison was erected on the site and opened in 1982. In 1999 this prison was closed, and was the last to do so following the earlier closure of the men's divisions.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- One Day at a Timei"Controlling frustrations", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Till Tomorrowi"Endless flight in the dark of night,", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Lost Behind These Wallsi"No longer a person", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Alonei"My heart bleeds", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Images in Fogi"Shimmering,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Destinyi"In my desolation I ceased to believe,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- To Kimi"Some flowers are bruised that they may be more sweet,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Lucifer's Lairi"Adrenalin surges through the brain,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- As Cold as Paradisei"I live in a beautiful clean glass case,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Easteri"In a strange land far away, on this day", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Prisoner's Songi"I can't hear anything but maddening screams,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- I Look Noti"I look not back, for I know the wasted efforts.", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Hang In Therei"Hang in there! please don't despair,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Unchained Spiriti"I saw the glow in the sky from the lights of the town,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Judgei"He is darkness", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Behind These Doorsi"Behind these doors that are locked by day and night,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Identityi"Tell me, can anybody see", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Emotionsi"What are emotions?", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Sewing Roomi"People chattering", single work poetry (p. 23)
- A Different Drumi"My air of reckless daring, bordering on insolence,", single work poetry (p. 24)
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