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“22” is a poetry resource that has been developed for use in secondary schools in Western Australia.
The resource comprises an audio CD featuring 20 Western Australian poets reading selected works.
The CD is supported with an accompanying text publication, in addition to individual lesson plans relating to each of the 22 poems featured on the CD. The lesson plans have been developed specifically to assist teachers to make maximum use of the resource in the classroom.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Perth,
Western Australia,:Western Australia Western Australia. Department of Education
, 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Sunday Roasti"In this room I surround myself", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Esperancei"You can never have a thin ray of esperance", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Stonesi"she decided that she needed", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Reading Shirley Hazzard's The Transit of Venus IIi"There's always", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Unpurlingi"There've been times when living backwards", single work poetry (p. 5)
- What the Plum Trees Were Doingi"What the plum trees were doing as the evening slowed", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Play It One More Timei"In my grandfather's house, clocks, antiques, photographs, and porcelain", single work poetry (p. 7)
- In the 1950si"My short uncle", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Parrot Deaths: Rites of Passagei"Blue clouds scuttle the eucalypt sun", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Boati"The new boat. I bought it mostly", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Don't Call Me Grandmai"Don't call me Grandma", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Black Ash Tray, single work poetry (p. 12)
- Word Booki"sticks like lips together,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Four Cornersi"Not the television program", single work poetry (p. 14)
- People of the Parki"Nyoongahs sit", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Surfi"Surf is the unknown animal you wrestle with", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Lighthouse Keeper's Wifei"Not an ordinary lighthouse,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Mangiare Alfresco Mangiare a la Frescoi"He's a feather-brain,", single work poetry humour (p. 18)
- To Himi"Touching his eyes across the wastes of time", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Then There is Leavingi"Then there is leaving", single work poetry (p. 20)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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22 Great Australian Poets: 22 Great Lessons
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Interpretations , July vol. 43 no. 2010; (p. 58-80)
— Review of "22" 2009 reference
-
22 Great Australian Poets: 22 Great Lessons
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Interpretations , July vol. 43 no. 2010; (p. 58-80)
— Review of "22" 2009 reference
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