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Shelley O'Reilly Shelley O'Reilly i(A3369 works by)
Born: Established: 1965 Tasmania, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon If I Had a Wooden Ruler and Other Poems Shelley O'Reilly , Hobart : A Published Event , 2018 18992726 2018 selected work poetry

'‘If I had a wooden ruler I would write your name on it …’

'This collection of short poems by Shelley O’Reilly is about desire and infatuation, the vicissitudes of daily life, schooling, and the processes of mourning. Poems about obsession yield to revelations about the beauty found in everyday life which then give way to consideration of the common disasters that plague us. If I Had A Wooden Ruler And Other Poems are self-deprecating, humorous, sometimes plaintive, poems about love, death, yearning and the human condition. The tone is light and the experiences are universal but rendered in uniquely tender, wry and spiky verses.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Cloudstreet Tim Winton's Cloudstreet Shelley O'Reilly , Carlton South : NEAP , 2013 8197073 2013 single work criticism
1 Reviews Shelley O'Reilly , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 124 2011; (p. 73-78)
— Review of The Striped World Emma Scully Jones , 2009 selected work poetry ; The Darwin Poems Emily Ballou , 2009 selected work poetry ; Folk Tunes Alan Gould , 2009 selected work poetry ; Marriage for Beginners : And Other Poems Catherine Bateson , 2009 selected work poetry ; Piano Hill Ross Bolleter , 2009 selected work poetry ; Out to Lunch Andy Kissane , 2009 selected work poetry
1 Poetry Survey Shelley O'Reilly , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 116 2009; (p. 56-61)
— Review of Bark Anthony Lawrence , 2008 selected work poetry ; Without an Alibi Philip Neilsen , 2008 selected work poetry ; The Australian Popular Songbook Alan Wearne , 2008 selected work poetry prose ; The Edge of Everything Phyllis Perlstone , 2007 selected work poetry ; As We Draw Ourselves Barry Hill , 2008 selected work poetry ; The Pallbearer's Garden A. Frances Johnson , 2008 selected work poetry
1 The Forks in the Drawer i "The forks in the drawer", Shelley O'Reilly , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 June 2006; (p. 6)
1 For Tina i "Someone is painting their fence", Shelley O'Reilly , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 104 2006; (p. 62)
1 y separately published work icon Poesy : Poems Shelley O'Reilly , Brunswick East : Loveanarchistpress , 2004-2006 Z1322909 2004-2006 selected work poetry
1 Poesy i "o", Shelley O'Reilly , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 21 2003; (p. 50)
1 The Picture-Framer's Cat Shelley O'Reilly , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Dying for Beauty : Short Stories 2001; (p. 41-46)
1 Picture This Shelley O'Reilly , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Dying for Beauty : Short Stories 2001; (p. 26-29)
1 And Sometimes She Says Shelley O'Reilly , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Dying for Beauty : Short Stories 2001; (p. 23-25)
1 I Died for Beauty - But Was Scarce Adjusted Shelley O'Reilly , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Dying for Beauty : Short Stories 2001; (p. 14-16)
1 The Unbearable Weightiness of Obsession Shelley O'Reilly , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Dying for Beauty : Short Stories 2001; (p. 5-9)
1 2 y separately published work icon Dying for Beauty : Short Stories Shelley O'Reilly , North Hobart : Montpelier Press , 2001 Z819528 2001 selected work short story
1 The Mountain, the Bridge Shelley O'Reilly , 2000 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 83 2000; (p. 66-67)
1 y separately published work icon Discussion Notes on Carmel Bird's Red Shoes Shelley O'Reilly , Melbourne : Council of Adult Education , 1999 14183296 1999 single work criticism
1 The Transcendental Hangover (In Part, for Mande) Shelley O'Reilly , 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Spring/Summer no. 72/73 1997-1998; (p. 77-79) Dying for Beauty : Short Stories 2001; (p. 17-20)
1 After the Massacre Shelley O'Reilly , 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Spring/Summer no. 72/73 1997-1998; Dying for Beauty : Short Stories 2001; (p. 30-34)
1 Honey from the Rock Shelley O'Reilly , 1996 single work short story
— Appears in: Temple Dog , Late December no. 4 1996; (p. 43-45) Dying for Beauty : Short Stories 2001; (p. 35-40)
1 The Love Anarchist Shelley O'Reilly , 1996 single work short story
— Appears in: Temple Dog , Late December no. 4 1996; (p. 42) Island , Spring/Summer no. 72/73 1997-1998; (p. 80) Dying for Beauty : Short Stories 2001; (p. 21-22)
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