y Holocaust Island selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1990 1990 Abstract provided by AH 1/7/09 re Trails JK This record is part of the Black Words Unaipon Awards project please contact jad before altering this record (05/03/10)
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Abstract

'Graeme Dixon's ballads speak out on contemporary and controversial issues, from Black deaths in custody to the struggles of single mothers. Contrasted with these are poems of spirited humour and sharp satire. In Holocaust Island a powerful new voice emerges from a history of displacement.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia: University of Queensland Press , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Prison "Prison..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 3-4)
Black Death "For forty thousand years, our ancestors..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 5)
Regrets "I started stealing cars..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 6-8)
Escape! "Spiteful rifle spits..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 9)
Yigga's Run "Bugger this for a joke coord!..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 10-17)
Battle Heroes "You bucked an evil system..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 18-19)
Darryl "Though the town's forgotten..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 20-21)
Genocide "Two hundred years..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 22)
Prison Spirit "Gazed into holes..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 23)
Doomed Prophecy "Tall warrior standing erect..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 27)
Re-Enactment "They sailed around the world..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 28)
W.A.S.P. : S.W.A.T. "Barnstorming striking troopers..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 29-30)
Six Feet of Land Rights "If we never succeed in reclaiming our country..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 31)
Holocaust Island "Nestled in the Indian Ocean..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 32)
When (In Retrospect) "When the colour of a person's skin..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 33)
Home "Where do you come from?..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 34)
Asian Invasion "They tried..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 35-37)
Pension Day "The natives are restless..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 38-39)
Single Mum "She awakens every other morn..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 40-42)
Where? "Where have they gone..." , Graeme Dixon , 1990 poetry single work (p. 43)
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Publication Details of Earliest Known Version

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Works about this Work

Urban and Other Aboriginal Writing John Muk Muk Burke , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 11 1997;
— Review of Holocaust Island Graeme Dixon 1990 selected work poetry ; Broken Dreams Bill Dodd 1992 selected work life story poetry ;
Poetry Comes in Many Shapes... Robert Darling , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992;
— Review of God in the Afternoon : selected poetry and fiction of Griffith Watkins Griffith Wynne Watkins 1990 selected work poetry short story ; Twenty-Five Poems Michael Dugan 1991 selected work poetry ; Sleep Tight Baby Karl Karlsen 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems Jennifer Rankin 1990 selected work poetry drama ; Holocaust Island Graeme Dixon 1990 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 Gary Catalano 1991 selected work poetry ; Principia Gondwana Alan Alexander 1992 selected work poetry ; Eschatologies John Kinsella 1991 selected work poetry ;
About Books : Aboriginal Literary Voices Rod Moran , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , November vol. 2 no. 2 1991;
History Repeats - and Repeats Reba Gostand , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 10 no. 1 1991;
— Review of Cabin Fever Elizabeth Jolley 1990 single work novel ; The Country Without Music Nicholas Hasluck 1990 single work novel ; Holocaust Island Graeme Dixon 1990 selected work poetry ;
Options for the Dispossessed Heather Cam , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 January 1991;
— Review of Holocaust Island Graeme Dixon 1990 selected work poetry ; The Earthquake Lands Hal Colebatch 1990 selected work poetry ;
Urban and Other Aboriginal Writing John Muk Muk Burke , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 11 1997;
— Review of Holocaust Island Graeme Dixon 1990 selected work poetry ; Broken Dreams Bill Dodd 1992 selected work life story poetry ;
Options for the Dispossessed Heather Cam , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 January 1991;
— Review of Holocaust Island Graeme Dixon 1990 selected work poetry ; The Earthquake Lands Hal Colebatch 1990 selected work poetry ;
Exploring a Black Identity Kevin Brophy , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 126 1990;
— Review of Holocaust Island Graeme Dixon 1990 selected work poetry ;
History Repeats - and Repeats Reba Gostand , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 10 no. 1 1991;
— Review of Cabin Fever Elizabeth Jolley 1990 single work novel ; The Country Without Music Nicholas Hasluck 1990 single work novel ; Holocaust Island Graeme Dixon 1990 selected work poetry ;
A Hectic, Bountiful Decade for Aboriginal Literature David Headon , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 October 1990;
— Review of Paperbark : A Collection of Black Australian Writings 1990 anthology poetry drama short story criticism prose autobiography biography ; Holocaust Island Graeme Dixon 1990 selected work poetry ;
Winners and Beyond Paul Carter , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , October vol. 9 no. 7 1989;
Book Notes 1989 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 September 1989;
Shelf Life [16 September 1989] Jane Sullivan , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 16 September 1989;
Perth Man Wins Writers' Award 1989 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 September 1989;
They Give Your Cell to Someone Else Rod Moran , Graeme Dixon , 1989-1990 single work criticism biography interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 117 1989-1990;
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Awards

1990 highly commended Human Rights Awards — Poetry Award
1989 inaugural winner David Unaipon Award
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Subjects:
  • Life cycle
  • Aboriginality
  • Survival
  • Search for self knowledge
  • Incarceration
  • Emotional expression