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Presents artwork, prose and poetry of thirty-six contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers from the off-shore island, the Northern Territory, and all six states of Australia.
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Dedication: For Marco.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
New Brunswick,
New Jersey,
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United States of America (USA),c
Americas,:Rutgers University Press
, 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Assimilation - No!i"Pour your pitcher of wine into the wide river", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Integration - Yes!i"Gratefully we learn from you,", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Reconciliationi"When the white man took his bloodied boot", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Me and Jackomari Talkin About Land Rightsi"He said", single work poetry (p. 23)
- I Believei"I believe", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- 'Please Mista Do'n Take Me Chilen, Please Mista Do'n'i""Please mista do'n take me chilen, please mista do'n"", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- One Hundred and Fifty Yearsi"I walked slowly along the river", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Mr. Don't Scratch My Rolexi"Him, that fulla over there,", single work poetry (p. 27-29)
- Mad Soulsi"I am a moody Murri", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- Reed Flute Cavei"I didn't expect to meet you in Guilin", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- Song of Dreamtimei"With our didgeridoos", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- 'Sitting, Wondering, Do I Have a Place Here?'i"Sitting, wondering, do I have a place here?", single work poetry (p. 35-36)
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Untitledi"There is no one to teach me the songs that bring the Moon",
single work
poetry
(p. 37-38)
Note: With title: 'There is No One to Teach Me the Songs...'
- Forgotteni"It's sad when my children want to know", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- K'gari, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 39-40)
- Marlu-Kurlui"Ngapa, Kanunju pamarrpa-wana", single work poetry (p. 41)
- The Kangarooi"Water beneath the hills,", single work poetry (p. 41-42)
- Like Leavesi"One by One", single work poetry (p. 42)
- Treei"I am the tree", single work poetry (p. 43)
- Cicadai"Cicada, cicada,", single work poetry (p. 44)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
BlackWords : Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 5) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss discusses and explains the important role of anthologies in the creation of communities of writers and in acknowledging, consolidating and launching writing careers.
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Stammering 'Country' Pedagogies : Sickness for and of the Home
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 86 2006; (p. 73-82, notes [183-185]) Includes discussion of several Australian works used in a graduate seminar in Canada in 2001 on the theme of content and country. -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Continuum : Journal of Media and Cultural Studies , vol. 13 no. 3 1999; (p. 399-400)
— Review of Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 anthology extract poetry criticism autobiography prose short story -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: a/b : Auto/Biography Studies , Winter vol. 14 no. 2 1999; (p. 332-336)
— Review of Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 anthology extract poetry criticism autobiography prose short story -
[Review Essay] Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 The Country of Lost Children : An Australian Anxiety
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , Spring vol. 44 no. 3 1999; (p. 123-126)
— Review of Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 anthology extract poetry criticism autobiography prose short story ; The Country of Lost Children : An Australian Anxiety 1999 multi chapter work criticism biography
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Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Continuum : Journal of Media and Cultural Studies , vol. 13 no. 3 1999; (p. 399-400)
— Review of Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 anthology extract poetry criticism autobiography prose short story -
Country Voices
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 58 no. 1 1999; (p. 196-200)
— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story ; Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 anthology extract poetry criticism autobiography prose short story -
Mixing It
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 11 no. 1999; (p. 10-13)
— Review of Sister Girl : The Writings of Aboriginal Activist and Historian Jackie Huggins 1998 selected work prose interview essay biography ; Miles of Post and Wire 1998 single work life story ; Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 anthology extract poetry criticism autobiography prose short story -
Indigenous Visions
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1998-1999) no. 207 1998; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 anthology extract poetry criticism autobiography prose short story -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Spring vol. 73 no. 2 1999; (p. 389)
— Review of Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 anthology extract poetry criticism autobiography prose short story -
Stammering 'Country' Pedagogies : Sickness for and of the Home
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 86 2006; (p. 73-82, notes [183-185]) Includes discussion of several Australian works used in a graduate seminar in Canada in 2001 on the theme of content and country. -
Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
BlackWords : Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 5) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss discusses and explains the important role of anthologies in the creation of communities of writers and in acknowledging, consolidating and launching writing careers.
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- Landscape & identity
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