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1 y separately published work icon Short and Sometimes Sweet Mary Jenkins , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2020 19796410 2020 selected work poetry 'Short & Sometimes Sweet reflects a long and varied life: from childhood memories of the Second World War to the travails and pleasures of old age. Born in England in the Great Depression years, Mary Jenkins’s education was basic, interrupted by the war and her evacuation to Wales. Gough Whitlam gave Mary her life-changing educational opportunities. She completed a PhD in Tasmania in her seventies after living and travelling in France, Switzerland and Sweden. Her varied life experiences include work as an au pair, a policewoman, a matrimonial court officer, as a model, a casual university lecturer, an associate builder in Cohousing and a home builder…amongst other things.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Short and Not Always Sweet Mary Jenkins , Hobart : A Published Event , 2018 19051501 2018 selected work poetry prose

'Short & Not Always Sweet reflects a lifetime of experiences through poetry and prose, of an 85 year-old woman who never intended to say, ‘if only …’ It was Gough Whitlam who gave Mary Jenkins a chance to be educated. She was in her 70s when she completed a PhD. This followed working as a model and brothel investigator in London; an au-pair in France; lover and mother in Sweden; associate builder: Cohousing, Hobart; a casual lecturer; and, finally, a home builder in Cygnet, Tasmania. These experiences have all affected her life and writing.'

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1 On Being Eighty i "oh how the cliches roll", Mary Jenkins , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 43 2012; (p. 102-103)
1 On Being Forty i "this is a time", Mary Jenkins , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 43 2012; (p. 102)
1 The Poppies of Vercors i "Black centres mark the questions", Mary Jenkins , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 41 2010; (p. 59)
1 The Blurring of Poppies Mary Jenkins , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 41 2010; (p. 58-59)
1 Raven's Testament i "I've heard enough of the dove", Mary Jenkins , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Net of Hands : An Anthology of Tasmanian Poetry 2009; (p. 12-13)
1 Erosion i "a weathered acacia bends", Mary Jenkins , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 39 2009; (p. 30)
1 y separately published work icon Seasoned with Honey Lyn Reeves , Mary Jenkins , Anne Collins , Gina Mercer , North Hobart : Walleah Press , 2008 Z1510693 2008 selected work poetry
1 Politics and Petals : a Growing Poem i "There's winter in my mind", Mary Jenkins , 2008-2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , February no. 36 2008; (p. 165-166)
1 Heart History i "Scientists have discovered", Mary Jenkins , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blue Giraffe , Mid-Year vol. 5 no. 2007; (p. 23)
1 Confession i "Dear Jesus,", Mary Jenkins , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Blue Giraffe , Mid-Year vol. 5 no. 2007; (p. 22)
1 A Blossoming of Skeletons i "This fossil flower", Mary Jenkins , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , [June] no. 35 2007; (p. 119)
1 Anthology Mary Jenkins , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 108 2007; (p. 50-52)
— Review of Hidden Desires 2006 anthology short story poetry prose drama
1 Bumping Into Jesus i "When he said hello Mary", Mary Jenkins , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , [December] no. 34 2006; (p. 141)
1 Thinking About Jesus Mary Jenkins , 2006 single work prose
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , [December] no. 34 2006; (p. 140)
1 In Tidy Town i "white picket fences spike", Mary Jenkins , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , March no. 32 2006; (p. 87) The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007; (p. 28-29)
1 Currawong and Woman i "currawong stares", Mary Jenkins , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 31 no. 2 2005; (p. 174)
1 Tidy Town i "Tidy Town's retirement home", Mary Jenkins , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 103 2005; (p. 76-77)
1 Silver Peppermint (Eucalyptus tenuiramus) i "This vulnerable tree", Mary Jenkins , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004 2004; (p. 182)
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