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Notes
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Dedication: To Margaret, Maurice and in memory of Jan, my three musketeers in the early years.
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The title of the collection is taken from a poem of the same name by Stevie Smith.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Respitei"In this country prison dining room",
single work
poetry
(p. 16)
Note: Author note: Bandyup Women's Prison, 17 August 1990
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Shei"When my mother was suicidal",
single work
poetry
(p. 31)
Note: Author note: Greenough Regional Prison, 21 March 1993.
- Little Girls Are Made of Motheri"I am nothing nobody a nuisance don't come whingeing", single work poetry (p. 33)
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Obs Celli"canvas pyjamas / mattress",
single work
poetry
(p. 35)
Note: Author note: Greenough Regional Prison, 2 May 1993.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] First Language [et al]
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 61 no. 1 2001; (p. 208-220)
— Review of First Language 1999 selected work poetry ; The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry ; And Dug My Fingers in the Sand 2000 selected work poetry ; One of Many : Poems from Prison 2000 selected work poetry ; Close to Home 2000 selected work poetry ; Four W no. 10 1999 periodical issue ; Invisible Tattoos 2000 selected work poetry -
Four Poetry Collections
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 12 no. 1 2000;
— Review of One of Many : Poems from Prison 2000 selected work poetry ; Each Clear Night 2000 selected work poetry ; Hijacked to the Underworld 2000 selected work poetry ; Adagio for the Dead 2000 selected work short story -
Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 12 no. 3 2000; (p. 146)
— Review of One of Many : Poems from Prison 2000 selected work poetry ; Barefoot Speech 2000 selected work poetry
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Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 12 no. 3 2000; (p. 146)
— Review of One of Many : Poems from Prison 2000 selected work poetry ; Barefoot Speech 2000 selected work poetry -
Four Poetry Collections
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 12 no. 1 2000;
— Review of One of Many : Poems from Prison 2000 selected work poetry ; Each Clear Night 2000 selected work poetry ; Hijacked to the Underworld 2000 selected work poetry ; Adagio for the Dead 2000 selected work short story -
[Review] First Language [et al]
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 61 no. 1 2001; (p. 208-220)
— Review of First Language 1999 selected work poetry ; The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry ; And Dug My Fingers in the Sand 2000 selected work poetry ; One of Many : Poems from Prison 2000 selected work poetry ; Close to Home 2000 selected work poetry ; Four W no. 10 1999 periodical issue ; Invisible Tattoos 2000 selected work poetry
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