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W. Les Russell W. Les Russell i(A14712 works by) (a.k.a. Boolidtha Russell; William Russell; Boolidt-Boolidtha; W. Les Boolidt Boolidtha Russell)
Born: Established: 1949 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 y separately published work icon Roselyn X and Other Poetry W. Les Russell , Australia : Limelight Publishing , 2020 20569989 2020 selected work poetry

'Roselyn X, a young Black prostitute, has terminal cancer and a very small child. She is angry at fate, racism, sexism, and her loss of home and culture. Roselyn Y, masquerading as Roselyn X relays her feelings and pleas in a series of 22 cantos in a collection of poetry. Roselyn’s story is not all dark, it offers light and hope. Her story should never have happened; nothing has changed for Aboriginal Australians; little has changed for women and issues of sexism — or racism; and Black Deaths in Custody still generations on; let alone drug issues over that 50 year landscape of all of the poetry in this book. Black lives around the world rate a lesser value than the deaths of White people, why? Thought provoking, humorous, enlightening, and a pleasure to read.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 A Story from My Life W. Les Russell , 2018 single work life story
— Appears in: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia 2018; (p. 203-210)

'I'm an old fella and have gotten used to being called 'Aboriginal'. I accept Indigenous too; I don't argue, since the two - Aboriginal and Indigenous - are very close synonyms. Any fine distinction between the words is lost on most whitefellas anyway. I have seen myself in different ways at various points in my life, given the different situations I found myself in -  but always, somehow, still Aboriginal.'  (Introduction)

1 The Epicurean i "He shovels food into his mouth", W. Les Russell , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , September no. 19 2016;
1 Sante Fe i "The moon wears a shadow-shawl", W. Les Russell , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , September no. 19 2016;
1 Broken Legs i "In the earliest hours of winter", W. Les Russell , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , September no. 19 2016;
1 Bellbirds i "This fella here…", W. Les Russell , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , September no. 19 2016;
1 Currawongs (to Robert Gray) i "Robert Gray's currawongs are urban:", W. Les Russell , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 12 no. 1 1998; (p. 20)
1 Australian Poetry in America i "It is dark", W. Les Russell , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 12 no. 1 1998; (p. 20)
1 Answering i "One long night as I lay sleeping", W. Les Russell , 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 53 no. 3 1994; (p. 443)
1 A Ballad in Tears i "Quietly crying in a damp darkened room,", W. Les Russell , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Spirit Song : A Collection of Aboriginal Poetry 1993; (p. 42)
1 Blackberrying i "Among time's souvenirs lay the days;", W. Les Russell , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Spirit Song : A Collection of Aboriginal Poetry 1993; (p. 18-19)
1 The Nuclear Winter (Dedicated to Djilby, My Brother: A Victim of Nuclear Testing) i "Lying in a cold hell,", W. Les Russell , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 6-7)
1 God Gave Us Trees to Cut Down i "My Goodness;", W. Les Russell , 1988 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 4-6) The Sting in the Wattle : Australian Satirical Verse 1993; (p. 227-228) 50 Years of Queensland Poetry : 1940s - 1990s 1998; (p. 125-126)
1 Ngarnbarndtar i "Ngarnbarndtar", W. Les Russell , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 3)
1 Red i "Red is the colour", W. Les Russell , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 2)
1 y separately published work icon Greed for Green W. Les Russell , Fairfield : Impact Media Productions , 1986 Z822320 1986 selected work poetry
1 The 'Developers' i "Like a spear thrust deep within my heart", W. Les Russell , 1985 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Day Australia 1985; (p. 35) Inside Black Australia : An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry 1988; (p. 3-4)
1 Untitled i "All the things that I can say,", W. Les Russell , 1985 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Day Australia 1985; (p. 34)
1 Untitled i "Wokardjee winek tjar ngayk,", W. Les Russell , 1985 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Day Australia 1985; (p. 33)
1 Untitled i "Taught;`thou shalt not steal;", W. Les Russell , 1985 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Day Australia 1985; (p. 33)
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