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1 No One Cares i "A long time ago, at the time of my birth,", Margitta Acker , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: I Protest! Poems of Dissent 2020; (p. 88)
1 Dancing in the Rain i "A long time ago,", Margitta Acker , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 29)
1 y separately published work icon Meat Pies and Mumbling Blokes Margitta Acker , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2013 6562771 2013 single work autobiography

'Born in Germany, Margitta Acker came to Australia in June 1962. Five weeks later, she was married at St Peter's Lutheran Church in Reid. For her, it was a wedding among strangers. Her memories of settling in Canberra, exploring her new surroundings, finding work, making friends and raising a family give a fascinating insight into everyday life in the national capital half a century ago, when Lake Burley Griffin was non-existent, mobile phones and credit cards were unheard of, and the suburb of Curtin was out in the paddocks.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 The Birthday Present Margitta Acker , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 October 2003; (p. 8a)
1 Jack's Return Margitta Acker , 2002 single work short story
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 December 2002; (p. 20)
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