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This volume of multicultural literature contains some 82 short, titled poems arranged under 5 themes: Transition, Seasons, Going Places, The Woman Factor and Closed Landscape. Some of these poems have appeared previously in print in magazines, books and anthologies or have been read at festivals and conferences.
Notes
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Dedication: To Herbert and my daughter Clarissa
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Epigraph: Notes From My Land
Felsen waren da
und wesenlose Walder. Brucken uber Leeres
und jener grobe graue blinde Teich,
der uber seinem fernen Grunde hing
wie Regenhimmel uber einer Landscaft.
Und zwischen Wiesen, sanft und voller Langmut
erschien des einem Weges blasser Streifen,
wie eine lange Bleiche hingelgt.
Rainer Maria Rilke
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Epigraph: 'Wenn du willst, dab der andere dich versteht, mubt du in seiner Sprache mit ihm reden.' Kurt Tucholsky.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Upper Ferntree Gully,
Ferntree Gully area,
Melbourne - East,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Papyrus Publishing
, 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Mooni"The moon doesn't move at all this night", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Land in Sighti"Braques, Danzig, wood", single work poetry (p. 8)
- I am Alive (to Sylvia Plath)i"What a gift -", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Transitioni"The hour of your departure that spring day, I saw clouds", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Me Love - Betweeni"I love you", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Grandfatheri"You caressed my cold hand when you took away my watch", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Migratory Birdsi"Some years ago,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- In My Father's Housei"Writing my smile between", single work poetry (p. 14)
- New Melodiesi"Where you will go, I too will go", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Starlings' Civilizationi"Where I live,=Wo ich wohne", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Untitledi"In my land trees weep", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Walking Through the Distance (to Mamad Aidani)i"We walked through the distance,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Pale Full Mooni"I see the pale full moon wandering along", single work poetry (p. 18)
- A Positive Viewi"The dog is fed,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Seagullsi"Seagulls dance coral patterns into the sand. They dance to low tide", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Surfer's Rhetorici"Those mundane brick veneer houses are dotted", single work poetry (p. 21)
- A Sequence of Wordsi"A sequence of words", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Poem About a Treei"Today, I'm going to write", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Song Linesi"Take a pen and write them down, song lines of words pearling up", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Leavesi"Leaves of deciduous trees", single work poetry (p. 25)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Travelling Into the Landscapes of the Everyday
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , November vol. 7 no. 3-4 1995; (p. 43)
— Review of Notes From My Land : Poems 1993 selected work poetry -
Poetry of Discovery
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News , 10 March vol. 61 no. 26 1995; (p. 33)
— Review of Below the Surface : Reflections on Life and Living 1982 selected work essay poetry ; Notes From My Land : Poems 1993 selected work poetry ; Midrashim 1991 selected work poetry
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Poetry of Discovery
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News , 10 March vol. 61 no. 26 1995; (p. 33)
— Review of Below the Surface : Reflections on Life and Living 1982 selected work essay poetry ; Notes From My Land : Poems 1993 selected work poetry ; Midrashim 1991 selected work poetry -
Travelling Into the Landscapes of the Everyday
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , November vol. 7 no. 3-4 1995; (p. 43)
— Review of Notes From My Land : Poems 1993 selected work poetry
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