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y separately published work icon Five Tasmanians : A Collection of New Writings by Five Tasmanian Writers anthology   poetry   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1971... 1971 Five Tasmanians : A Collection of New Writings by Five Tasmanian Writers
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,:Fuller's Bookshop , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Crucifixion of a Clowni"I saw a rag doll", Karen Knight , single work poetry
May suggest even a rag doll deserves the reverence offered Christ when treated similarly.
 (p. 17)
Dylan Thomasi"AIRWAYS", Karen Knight , single work poetry (p. 18)
Exodusi"You have left me drowning", Karen Knight , single work poetry (p. 19)
Partingi"Few words are spoken", Karen Knight , single work poetry (p. 20)
Gwen, John Heathcote , single work short story
Small-town, possibly slightly disabled girl comes to work in Melbourne, where she is alienated and on the point of losing her job, when she encounters two people from her home town. At the close she has either been invigorated by meeting them and will be promoted, or is fleeing to see them off and will be sacked.
 (p. 22-28)
The Garden, John Heathcote , single work short story fable
In a variant of the emperor's new clothes, a small girl wandering off the path in a much-admired unrestrained flower garden discovers the obverse of the coin of artful disorder in the neglected vegetable patch, which is tidily bedded and named, but the vegetables are almost destroyed.
 (p. 29-33)
Lovei"If I could regret", John Heathcote , single work poetry (p. 33)
The Coming of Winteri"There was no rush of noise and", John Heathcote , single work poetry (p. 34)
Rough Rideri"Sinking in and being swallowed", John Heathcote , single work poetry (p. 34)
Wordsi"Who knows how words he speaks disguise;", Tony Ryan , single work poetry (p. 36)
Blackman's Bayi"Blackman's Bay was a running place -", Tony Ryan , single work poetry (p. 36)
Stepheni"I'll not accept your trembling hand -", Tony Ryan , single work poetry (p. 37)
There Was a Timei"As long as salt-washed stones would shine", Tony Ryan , single work poetry
A child at play on a beach feared a possible adult interloper, but wonders now if he was so dissimilar to what he feared.
 (p. 37)
An Entrance for a Deathi"I cannot stop what has begun,", Tony Ryan , single work poetry
May be either about a serial killer having sex or a play on the idea of orgasm as a little death.
 (p. 38)
St. David's Parki"Bright lover-flowers spaced abed", Tony Ryan , single work poetry (p. 38)
Ward 2 Bi"Oh yes I feel much better thanks,", Tony Ryan , single work poetry (p. 39)
Shall I Disturb the Face of Springi"Shall I disturb the face of Spring", Tony Ryan , single work poetry (p. 39)
As Wings Must Straini"When grey in my evening, gently all", Tony Ryan , single work poetry (p. 40)
Little Tempesti"What lifts my hand when I would see it move,", Tony Ryan , single work poetry (p. 40)
A Refusal to Withdrawi"Shall I build hymns into the silence of", Tony Ryan , single work poetry (p. 41)
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