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Mary Blackwood Mary Blackwood i(A16994 works by) (a.k.a. Mary Heather Blackwood)
Born: Established: 1949 Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Small Cosmos Mary Blackwood , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2022 24289286 2022 selected work poetry

''Mary Blackwood writes with power and precision. She takes a razor to the times in which we live, slicing away the dross and the cant. She gifts us poetry that is deft, sure, laden with insight. If a poet's task is one of linguistic distillation, a paring down to lay bare the diamantine essence of things, then here is a poet of the very first order. Read these poems - see what language can do.' -- Pete Hay

''In Small Cosmos Mary Blackwood vividly captures worlds within worlds, from the desire to go beyond 'the edge of the truth' to the final jigsaw being 'not what you thought at all'. With sharp wit and insight, the poems traverse landscapes of domesticity, ageing, humanity's foibles, the precarious nature of safety and the inevitability of pain. The impact of meticulous crafting and subtle inferences, precision and understatement, is powerful and long-lasting.' - Lyn Reeves' (Publication summary)
1 You Cannot Know i "You cannot know which day will be your last", Mary Blackwood , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Communion Arts Journal , June no. 15 2021;
1 The Houses Mary Blackwood , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Communion Literary Magazine , June no. 11 2019;
1 Nightfall i "In black and white a little boy", Mary Blackwood , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blue Giraffe , Mid-year no. 14 2015; (p. 40)
1 Glass People Mary Blackwood , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: On the Side : UTS Writers' Anthology 2009 2009; (p. 63-75)
1 Jupiter Rupert i "Jupiter Rupert", Mary Blackwood , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Write Stuff , vol. 7 no. 2003;
1 Politician i "I slide down the grooves in your hand,", Mary Blackwood , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Write Stuff , vol. 7 no. 2003;
1 I'm Not Going There Anytime Soon i "My user-friendly gender-neutral", Mary Blackwood , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 95 2003; (p. 57) The Write Stuff , vol. 7 no. 2003;
1 Trust Me : You Know Where I Am Coming From i "On my honour I promise", Mary Blackwood , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 95 2003; (p. 58) The Write Stuff , vol. 7 no. 2003;
1 The Catch i "Eighteeen", Mary Blackwood , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 55 1993; (p. 12) The Write Stuff , vol. 7 no. 2003;
1 Office Comedian i "I'm a bit of a stirrer, a bit of a rebel", Mary Blackwood , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 43/44 1990; (p. 79) The Write Stuff , vol. 7 no. 2003;
1 Wake i "He would not have wanted", Mary Blackwood , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , July no. 4 1990; (p. 44)
1 May I Go For a Swim, Mother Dear? i "We are allowed to the edge of the truth.", Mary Blackwood , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Angry Women : An Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1989; (p. 148) Island , Winter no. 43/44 1990; (p. 79) The Write Stuff , vol. 7 no. 2003;
1 4 y separately published work icon Derek, the Dinosaur Mary Blackwood , Kerry Argent (illustrator), Adelaide : Omnibus Books , 1987 Z846474 1987 single work picture book children's
1 Driving Home i "The houses slip past. Sometimes with your own pause button,", Mary Blackwood , 1983 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , January no. 86 1983; (p. 53) Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985; (p. 143) The Write Stuff , vol. 7 no. 2003;
1 Can I Have a Go of the Baby? i "Children don't regress like us, with babies.", Mary Blackwood , 1983 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , January no. 86 1983; (p. 53) Effects of Light : The Poetry of Tasmania 1985; (p. 142)
1 Group Leader i "Emotion's manufactured in his rooms. His clients slump", Mary Blackwood , 1983 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , January no. 86 1983; (p. 52)
1 Man of the World i "We never go where the tourists go.", Mary Blackwood , 1983 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , January no. 86 1983; (p. 52)
1 Elegy i "The daily conversation has a core;", Mary Blackwood , 1979 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Tasmanian Review , June no. 1 1979; (p. 36)
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