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y separately published work icon Voices from the Heart : Contemporary Aboriginal Poetry from Central Australia anthology   poetry  
Note: Collected and edited by Roger Bennett.
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Voices from the Heart : Contemporary Aboriginal Poetry from Central Australia
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,:IAD Press , 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Living Peacefullyi"Long ago when my people were living peacefully", Michael Fitz Jagamarra , single work poetry (p. 32)
College Knowledgei"I go to college to try and learn", John Kahn , single work poetry (p. 33)
Put Up Or Shut Upi"I've travelled around to many places", John Kahn , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Lost Race : My Father's Storyi"Black people crying dispossession of their land", Vanessa 'Melly' Kruger , single work poetry (p. 35)
Life Isi"Life is the sparkle in a baby's eyes", K. C. Laughton , single work poetry (p. 36)
Yellow Fellow Dreamingi"Day and night, black and white", K. C. Laughton , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Made My Bedi"My head keeps pounding as I try to sleep", K. C. Laughton , single work poetry (p. 39)
Lifei"Two by two", Sylvia E. Neale , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
A Writer or a Poeti"I am not", Sylvia E. Neale , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
Tribal Womani"I was born a tribal woman", Rosemary Plummer , single work poetry (p. 45)
The Black Stockmani"Tall and black came the man from the bush", Rosemary Plummer , single work poetry (p. 46)
Warumungu Tribei"Long before our fathers and our fathers", Rosemary Plummer , single work poetry (p. 47)
Black Motheri"Black mother you are beautiful", Rosemary Plummer , single work poetry (p. 48)
Alonei"There's so many words that need to be spoken", Kellie Lee Shields , single work poetry (p. 49)
Real Feelingsi"The day you went away", Kellie Lee Shields , single work poetry (p. 50)
What a Laughi"I hope I get to see the day", Tim Angale Trindle , single work poetry (p. 51)
Lamenting Spiriti"I am old, primitive, ancient;", William H. Wellington , single work poetry (p. 52)
The Original Inhabitants of this Continenti"The original inhabitants of this continent", William H. Wellington , single work poetry (p. 53)
Never Will There Come A Day of Chancei"Yesterday I sat down dreaming", William H. Wellington , single work poetry (p. 54-55)
What Cause Have You to Celebratei"You've heard of the Three Rivers", William H. Wellington , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
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