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Born: Established: Richmond, Hawkesbury area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Remington Music i "Dear Henry James, so teaseable and kind,", Barbara Fisher , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January / February vol. 64 no. 1/2 2020; (p. 127)
1 Drying i "It took us by surprise", Barbara Fisher , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January / February vol. 64 no. 1/2 2020; (p. 127)
1 A Lament i "Lay down your arms", Barbara Fisher , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: I Protest! Poems of Dissent 2020; (p. 85)
1 Jacarandas i "Every November they challenge us", Barbara Fisher , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 63 no. 5 2019; (p. 63)
1 A Sort of Tree House i "I wake each morning", Barbara Fisher , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 63 no. 5 2019; (p. 44)
1 Silent Valleys i "Morning sun warmed the rocks' old bones,", Barbara Fisher , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 119)
1 The Company Couple i "How good at painting black", Barbara Fisher , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 62 no. 6 2018; (p. 27)
1 In Praise of Pelicans i "Who’s not to love the pelican,", Barbara Fisher , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 62 no. 6 2018; (p. 5)
1 Considering Fred Williams's Landscapes i "Odd that we never", Barbara Fisher , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 148)
1 Soundscape i "We did a lot of listening", Barbara Fisher , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 61 no. 11 2017; (p. 87)
1 Night Noises i "Nine years old and sleepless", Barbara Fisher , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 61 no. 11 2017; (p. 87)
1 Grace Cossington Smith's Interiors i "How she loved doors!", Barbara Fisher , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 60 no. 1-2 2016; (p. 99)
1 Considering Fred Williams' Landscapes i "Odd that we never", Barbara Fisher , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 60 no. 1-2 2016; (p. 99)
1 Yellow i "Vincent did not have", Barbara Fisher , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 60 no. 1-2 2016; (p. 85)
1 1 y separately published work icon Rescued from Time Barbara Fisher , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2016 10441361 2016 selected work poetry

'In this, her fourth book, Barbara Fisher addresses diverse subjects ranging from literature and art to the natural world, traveI, food, family, and narratives of colonial days and the migrant experience.

''Barbara Fisher has a highly personal way of seizing an historicaI moment or a daily event and transforming it into a striking image or reflective occasion. Her individual voice and fidelity to her own vision and experience have won her an increasing following among readers of Australian poetry.' - VivianSmith

''The poems...demonstrate aspects of poetry I admire: empathy, wit and an edgy alertness... She writes on matters of enduring interest, and her reflections convey attractive elements of her sophisticated framing of human concerns.' - Michael Sharkey' (Publication summary)

1 Sydney to Melbourne i "If you didn’t have a “sleeper”", Barbara Fisher , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 60 no. 10 2016; (p. 110)
1 White i "Quite a word—five letters to bear", Barbara Fisher , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 60 no. 10 2016; (p. 57)
1 Viewpoints i "Seven years old and fearless,", Barbara Fisher , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 59 no. 6 2015; (p. 82)
1 Hide and Seek i "Reading old diaries is a risky game.", Barbara Fisher , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 59 no. 4 2015; (p. 89)
1 A Survivor Barbara Fisher , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 59 no. 4 2015; (p. 51)
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