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Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea
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Notes

  • Dedication: For John, Orli and David

Contents

* Contents derived from the Cheltenham, Brighton - Moorabbin area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Abalone Press , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dreaming of Whalesi"My daughter creeps into my bed at midnight,", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 8)
Living Dangerouslyi"We play, my child and I,", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 9)
Nature Studyi"Humming, my daughter dismembers a flower,", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 10)
Child Sleepingi"I enter darkness;", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 11)
Wolvesi"Small children love wolves.", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 12)
Booklearningi"I buy books now", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 13)
Monkey Barsi"Arms and legs meshed,", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea : i : The Ironyi"The irony", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea, Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 15-23)
The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea : ii : Growthi"Half of me refuses", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea : iii : The Unborn Child Makes Contacti"The one inside", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea : iv : The Unborn Child Speaks to the Seai"I hear the wave rush", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea : v : The Birth: Imaginedi"Birth's bright hum", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea : vi : The Birth: Actuali"You move slowly", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea : vii : First I Bore a Daughter...i"First I bore a daughter", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea : viii : The Eighth Dayi"On the eighth day", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea : ix : Poem after Feedingi"You curl content as a cat", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 23)
For My Daughteri"Long before you were conceived", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 24)
For My Soni"When you imagine your infancy", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 25)
A Family Occasioni"Mother says", Susan Schwartz , single work poetry (p. 26)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Three New Poets, Two New Presses Graham Rowlands , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 78-79)

— Review of Holiday Girls and Other Poems Vicki Raymond , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea Susan Schwartz , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Cast Changes : Poems Jennie Fraine , 1985 selected work poetry
The Virtues of Simplicity ... And One Cryptic Overgrowth Barbara Giles , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 81 1986; (p. 22-24)

— Review of Heritage of Air Madge Staunton , 1984 selected work poetry ; Letters from the North : Poems Caroline Caddy , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea Susan Schwartz , 1985 selected work poetry ; Other People (And Other Poems) Elly McDonald , 1985 selected work poetry ; Phantoms : Poems Patricia Avery , 1984 selected work poetry
Points of Entry Stephen Edgar , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Summer/Autumn no. 25/26 1986; (p. 118-120)

— Review of Outer Charting Hal Colebatch , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea Susan Schwartz , 1985 selected work poetry ; Universe Cat Rosemary Nissen-Wade , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Typewriter Considered as a Bee-Trap Martin Johnston , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Refinery Jamie Grant , 1985 selected work poetry ; Selective Affinities : New Poems Geoffrey Dutton , 1985 selected work poetry
Five to Watch Judith Rodriguez , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 April 1986; (p. 48)

— Review of Ink is Mainly Blue Jan Turner-Jones , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea Susan Schwartz , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Cast Changes : Poems Jennie Fraine , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Kelly Haiku and Other Widdershin Tracks Norman Talbot , 1985 selected work poetry ; Heritage of Air Madge Staunton , 1984 selected work poetry
Five to Watch Judith Rodriguez , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 April 1986; (p. 48)

— Review of Ink is Mainly Blue Jan Turner-Jones , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea Susan Schwartz , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Cast Changes : Poems Jennie Fraine , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Kelly Haiku and Other Widdershin Tracks Norman Talbot , 1985 selected work poetry ; Heritage of Air Madge Staunton , 1984 selected work poetry
Points of Entry Stephen Edgar , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Summer/Autumn no. 25/26 1986; (p. 118-120)

— Review of Outer Charting Hal Colebatch , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea Susan Schwartz , 1985 selected work poetry ; Universe Cat Rosemary Nissen-Wade , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Typewriter Considered as a Bee-Trap Martin Johnston , 1984 selected work poetry ; The Refinery Jamie Grant , 1985 selected work poetry ; Selective Affinities : New Poems Geoffrey Dutton , 1985 selected work poetry
The Virtues of Simplicity ... And One Cryptic Overgrowth Barbara Giles , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 81 1986; (p. 22-24)

— Review of Heritage of Air Madge Staunton , 1984 selected work poetry ; Letters from the North : Poems Caroline Caddy , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea Susan Schwartz , 1985 selected work poetry ; Other People (And Other Poems) Elly McDonald , 1985 selected work poetry ; Phantoms : Poems Patricia Avery , 1984 selected work poetry
Three New Poets, Two New Presses Graham Rowlands , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 78-79)

— Review of Holiday Girls and Other Poems Vicki Raymond , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Unborn Child Speaks to the Sea Susan Schwartz , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Cast Changes : Poems Jennie Fraine , 1985 selected work poetry
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