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Notes
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Dedication: For Anna and Karl.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Kaddish (for My Father Born 1903, Died at Sea, 1967)i"Father, old ocean's skull making storm calm and the waves to sleep,", single work poetry (p. 1-8)
- Clefti"One night she headless gave away the", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Dreamsi"Sleeping badly, he'd wake in a rage", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Artist (after Isaac Bashevis Singer)i"She spoke the word "artist"", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- Identityi""Our greatest joys to mark an outline truly", single work poetry (p. 13)
- After Such Knowledgei"Disaster around. She has worked hard", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Reckoningi"Whom have We next? (His syntax is", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Stone Dolphini"I have prayed for the end of his breath", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Jack Frosti"To sit upon her belly warm", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Tiger Hearti"The tiger heart (if heart it is)", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Lambi"The people press.", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Mrs Noah Speaksi"Lord, the cleaning's nothing", single work poetry (p. 21-24)
- Ark Voices, Fay Zwicky , sequence poetry (p. 21-43)
- Lemuri"This powerful tail this tiny brain", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- Bati"Born bat-blind", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- Mousei"Though you attend my body, Sir", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Minki"In so meek a slink", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Wolf-Songi"Cold blows the wind in the forest,", single work poetry (p. 32-35)
- Tigeri"Lord, you know as well as I", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- Hipposonnetsi"He / Weary with toil, my ugly head is large,", single work poetry (p. 38)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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On the Shifting Sands of Our Experience: Fay Zwicky's Poetry
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 54 no. 3 1994; (p. 51-64) -
Words Only Go So Far
Liat Kirby
(interviewer),
1993
single work
interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 152 1993; (p. 40-42) -
Fay Zwicky
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989; (p. 168-170) -
Finding a Voice in `This Fiercely Fathered and Unmothered World': The Poetry of Fay Zwicky
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Poetry and Gender : Statements and Essays in Australian Women's Poetry and Poetics 1989; (p. 175-193) -
Writing in the Eighties : Fay Zwicky
David Kerr
(interviewer),
1984
single work
interview
— Appears in: Westerly , October vol. 29 no. 3 1984; (p. 59-64)
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A Muster of Poets
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , August vol. 26 no. 8 1982; (p. 75-77)
— Review of Selected Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Dial-a-Poem 1982 selected work poetry ; Kaddish and Other Poems 1982 selected work poetry -
University Wit and Poets Anonymous
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 May vol. 102 no. 5312 1982; (p. 68,71-72)
— Review of Trader Kate and the Elephants 1982 selected work poetry ; The Leichhardt Heater Journey 1982 selected work poetry ; Dial-a-Poem 1982 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1960-1980 1982 selected work poetry ; Antechinus : Poems 1975-1980 1981 selected work poetry ; Over the Outrow : Poems 1982 selected work poetry ; Death as Mr. Right 1982 selected work poetry ; Kaddish and Other Poems 1982 selected work poetry -
Friendly Poets : 2
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 39 1982; (p. 21-24)
— Review of Trader Kate and the Elephants 1982 selected work poetry ; The Leichhardt Heater Journey 1982 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Six 1982 anthology poetry ; Dial-a-Poem 1982 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1960-1980 1982 selected work poetry ; Over the Outrow : Poems 1982 selected work poetry ; Death as Mr. Right 1982 selected work poetry ; Kaddish and Other Poems 1982 selected work poetry -
A Poet and Her Sisters
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , October no. 89 1982; (p. 60-62)
— Review of Journeys : Poems 1982 anthology poetry ; Kaddish and Other Poems 1982 selected work poetry -
Personal, Communal and Accessible Poetry
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 July 1982; (p. 14)
— Review of Journeys : Poems 1982 anthology poetry ; Kaddish and Other Poems 1982 selected work poetry -
Fay Zwicky
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989; (p. 168-170) -
Finding a Voice in `This Fiercely Fathered and Unmothered World': The Poetry of Fay Zwicky
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Poetry and Gender : Statements and Essays in Australian Women's Poetry and Poetics 1989; (p. 175-193) -
Writing in the Eighties : Fay Zwicky
David Kerr
(interviewer),
1984
single work
interview
— Appears in: Westerly , October vol. 29 no. 3 1984; (p. 59-64) -
Words Only Go So Far
Liat Kirby
(interviewer),
1993
single work
interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 152 1993; (p. 40-42) -
On the Shifting Sands of Our Experience: Fay Zwicky's Poetry
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 54 no. 3 1994; (p. 51-64)
Awards
- 1982 winner New South Wales State Literary Awards — Kenneth Slessor Prize
- 1982 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
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