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- Silvereye - So Far, single work short story (p. 28-36)
- 'An Empty Ship in These Latitudes is No Joke', single work short story (p. 37-37)
- Tabooi"After dinner, he was bashed by an Islander", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Breath Creaturesi"This evening the cattle drift farther down the valley", single work poetry (p. 41)
- Turtle Island, single work short story (p. 42-50)
- Slant, single work poetry (p. 51-54)
- Pathological Geomorphology and the Ecological Sublime Andrew McGahan's Wonders of a Godless World, single work criticism (p. 55-77)
- The Ego of Angus Maloney, single work short story (p. 78-81)
- The Skin of Iti"At the moment of waking, or just after, light", single work poetry (p. 82-86)
- Diary Poem Uses of Ethiopiai"This art like doves:", single work poetry (p. 99-101)
- Icarus Dreams East, single work poetry (p. 102)
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The Islands of Randolph Stow,
single work
criticism
'Randolph Stow (1935-2010) prefaced his novel To the Islands with this quotation [see epigraph below] drawn from the writings of his great great uncle. Coming from an island that is also a continent, where 'arguably, 'island-ness' was and still is at the core of the Australian worldview' (Davies and Neuenfeldt, 2004: 137), the notion of 'island', sometimes imaginary, sometimes having a geographical precision, is manifest in Stow's writings in many different ways. An aura of mystery pervades all of his novels, the sea is often present, and there are recurring themes of isolation and boundedness.' (Author's introduction)
- Pastorali"Charcole artists", single work poetry (p. 119)
- Albatross, single work short story (p. 120-128)
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Islands of Multilingual Literature : Community Magazines and Australia's Many Languages,
single work
criticism
As a researcher for AustLit, I have tried to identify and locate points of entry through which even a monolingual researcher might access and build awareness of Australia’s multilingual literatures. Community language newspapers, which have existed in Australian since the nineteenth century, and which continue with substantial circulations in the twenty-first century, are excellent resources if one is fluent in the respective language. Bilingual or multilingual magazines or newspapers are not as common, but can provide an English reading researcher with documentation of community literary activities that would otherwise remain inaccessible. These magazines are like islands – multilingual islands in the midst of the dominant monolingual literary culture. In the Australian literary context it may be appropriate to think of the production of literature in other languages as islands of literary activity where multiple languages are maintained amidst the surrounding English writing. In this essay I’ll discuss a number of literary journals that provide access to Australia’s multilingual literary activities. Two of these are indeed multilingual, carrying articles and creative writing in a number of languages. The third is bilingual, publishing content in English and Vietnamese only, but will be included it here as an indication of the breadth and significance of writing in Australia in languages other than English, writing that is diasporic and transnational as well as multilingual. (Author's abstract)
- Spotliti"Everyone knows they're coming back on stage", single work poetry (p. 146)
- My First Eleveni"My father's arm inside a cow.", single work poetry (p. 149)
- Raising Boys, single work short story (p. 150-161)
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Amerigo the Brave,
single work
poetry
(p. 162-164)
Note: This poem is in two numbered parts.
- Road Notes, single work poetry (p. 182-186)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Fascination of Islands
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , October vol. 17 no. 2 2013;
— Review of Southerly vol. 72 no. 3 2012 periodical issue -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 354 2013; (p. 65)
— Review of Southerly vol. 72 no. 3 2012 periodical issue
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[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 354 2013; (p. 65)
— Review of Southerly vol. 72 no. 3 2012 periodical issue -
Fascination of Islands
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , October vol. 17 no. 2 2013;
— Review of Southerly vol. 72 no. 3 2012 periodical issue