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- I Was Borni"I was born with a sixth sense", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Since You Diedi"Since you died", single work poetry (p. 4-6)
- I Have Been Slippingi"I have been slipping", single work poetry (p. 7)
- I Am Standingi"I am standing", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Mud in My Tearsi"For two thousand sessions", single work poetry (p. 10-12)
- I Look Upi"In a restaurant", single work poetry (p. 15-19)
- I Can't Leave Themi"I can't get rid of the Nazis", single work poetry (p. 20-26)
- Widergutmachungi"Widergutmachung", single work poetry (p. 27-40)
- We Spoke Languagesi"We spoke in languages", single work poetry (p. 41-58)
- The Yiddish Songsi"I didn't share the Yiddish songs", single work poetry (p. 59-64)
- My Fatheri"My father throws some nuts down his throat", single work poetry (p. 65-72)
- I Discovered Decadesi"I discovered decades", single work poetry (p. 73-82)
- For Renee (for Renee McKee)i"You were two", single work poetry (p. 85-93)
- For Mindy (for Mindy Weisel)i"Oh Mindy", single work poetry (p. 94-100)
- For Phoebei"You came", single work poetry (p. 101-109)
- For Gypsyi"On this last birthday", single work poetry (p. 110-111)
- For Linda (for Linda Gray Sexton)i"Linda your eyes have the lines", single work poetry (p. 112-114)
- For Louisei"He is there", single work poetry (p. 115-117)
- I Am Caught (for David)i"I am caught with my words", single work poetry (p. 118-119)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'Reffos, Wogs and Dagoes' : The Immigration Experience in Post-World War II Australia
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , vol. 3 no. 2010; (p. 110-126) Ilha Do Desterro : A Journal of English Language , vol. 69 no. 2 2016;'This article seeks to analyze the ways in which immigrants experienced Australia in the years following World War II, when the makeup of Australian society changed. In The Voyage of Their Life: The Story of the SS Derna and Its Passengers, Diane Armstrong – a child immigrant to Australia – writes, “Homogenous, conservative and almost entirely Anglo-Saxon in its origin, Australians were about to awake from there illusion of perfection” (274). Focusing on memoir, poetry and short stories, this article analyzes Andra Kins’ memoir Coming and Going: A Family Quest; Serge Liberman’s short stories “Home,” “Greetings, Australia! To You I Have Come,” “The Fortress” and “Two Years in Exile;” Peter Skrzynecki’s The Sparrow Garden; Lily Brett’s poetry; and Susan Varga’s memoir Heddy and Me. Jewish and non-Jewish immigrants from Russia, Poland, Latvia, Hungary and Ukriane struggled with trying to build new lives in a new land in the face of prejudice and “anti-refo” feeling. Measures were introduced to limit severely the number of Jewish refugees allowed to travel to Australia. Despite these obstacles, Australia was transformed. According to Mark Wyman, “Eventually, 182,159 DPs emigrated to Australia, led by 60,000 Poles and 36,000 Balts. Enough of an Eastern European mixture was admitted through Australian gates to constitute a small revolution in the nation’s much-publicized homogeneity. The long tradition of allowing only British stock down under was broken. By 1966 almost one in five Australians was a postwar immigrant or the child of one, and 60 percent of this group had non-British ethnic backgrounds” (191).' (Publication abstract)
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Two Notable Australian Women Poets
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 February 1998; (p. 24)
— Review of Mud in My Tears 1997 selected work poetry ; Poems : Seven Ages 1997 selected work poetry -
I Look for Answers...
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 195 1997; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Mud in My Tears 1997 selected work poetry -
The Apple of Her Eye
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 August 1997; (p. 10s)
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I Look for Answers...
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 195 1997; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Mud in My Tears 1997 selected work poetry -
Two Notable Australian Women Poets
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 February 1998; (p. 24)
— Review of Mud in My Tears 1997 selected work poetry ; Poems : Seven Ages 1997 selected work poetry -
'Reffos, Wogs and Dagoes' : The Immigration Experience in Post-World War II Australia
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , vol. 3 no. 2010; (p. 110-126) Ilha Do Desterro : A Journal of English Language , vol. 69 no. 2 2016;'This article seeks to analyze the ways in which immigrants experienced Australia in the years following World War II, when the makeup of Australian society changed. In The Voyage of Their Life: The Story of the SS Derna and Its Passengers, Diane Armstrong – a child immigrant to Australia – writes, “Homogenous, conservative and almost entirely Anglo-Saxon in its origin, Australians were about to awake from there illusion of perfection” (274). Focusing on memoir, poetry and short stories, this article analyzes Andra Kins’ memoir Coming and Going: A Family Quest; Serge Liberman’s short stories “Home,” “Greetings, Australia! To You I Have Come,” “The Fortress” and “Two Years in Exile;” Peter Skrzynecki’s The Sparrow Garden; Lily Brett’s poetry; and Susan Varga’s memoir Heddy and Me. Jewish and non-Jewish immigrants from Russia, Poland, Latvia, Hungary and Ukriane struggled with trying to build new lives in a new land in the face of prejudice and “anti-refo” feeling. Measures were introduced to limit severely the number of Jewish refugees allowed to travel to Australia. Despite these obstacles, Australia was transformed. According to Mark Wyman, “Eventually, 182,159 DPs emigrated to Australia, led by 60,000 Poles and 36,000 Balts. Enough of an Eastern European mixture was admitted through Australian gates to constitute a small revolution in the nation’s much-publicized homogeneity. The long tradition of allowing only British stock down under was broken. By 1966 almost one in five Australians was a postwar immigrant or the child of one, and 60 percent of this group had non-British ethnic backgrounds” (191).' (Publication abstract)
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The Apple of Her Eye
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 August 1997; (p. 10s)