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'It is 1988, the year of celebrations. But not everyone feels invited. During the last weeks before eviction from their land, a farming family is dispossessed more than once. Against the myth of idyllic rural life, Dispossessed gives another vision. Here is a stark account of this family losing their identity, as well as the more familiar images from the bush: the birth and death of animals, the rhythms of working the land, and the excesses of nature. In this vivid novella, written in blank verse, Philip Hodgins finds powerful mataphors for Australia's recent past.' (Publication summary)
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A novel in verse form.
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Dedication: For Hartley.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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'Things Happen...' in the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 75-79) -
Vulnerable Landscapes: Pastoral in the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 26-30) -
On Phillip [sic] Hodgins
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Heat , no. 14 2000; (p. 206-212) -
Pure Description : On the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Ulitarra , June no. 13 1998; (p. 49-62) -
New Collections
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 139 1995; (p. 83-85)
— Review of With One Skin Less 1994 selected work poetry ; The Flower Ornament 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry ; South China 1994 selected work poetry ; Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia 1994 single work novella ; Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller 1994 selected work poetry
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New Collections
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 139 1995; (p. 83-85)
— Review of With One Skin Less 1994 selected work poetry ; The Flower Ornament 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry ; South China 1994 selected work poetry ; Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia 1994 single work novella ; Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller 1994 selected work poetry -
Two Poets of the Land
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 13 no. 2 1994; (p. 57-58)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1945-1993 1994 selected work poetry ; Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia 1994 single work novella -
Landscapes of the Dispossessed
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 March 1994; (p. 8)
— Review of Up On All Fours 1993 selected work poetry ; Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia 1994 single work novella -
There's No Rhythm, But Plenty of Blues
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 February 1994; (p. rev 5)
— Review of Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia 1994 single work novella -
Rich and Strange
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , Festival no. 124 1994; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia 1994 single work novella -
Pure Description : On the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Ulitarra , June no. 13 1998; (p. 49-62) -
'Things Happen...' in the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 75-79) -
'Now the Thought of Never Growing Old...' : A Conversation with Philip Hodgins
1994
single work
biography
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 8 no. 1 1994; (p. 63-64) -
On Phillip [sic] Hodgins
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Heat , no. 14 2000; (p. 206-212) -
Vulnerable Landscapes: Pastoral in the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 26-30)
Awards
- 1994 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award
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