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* Contents derived from the 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Age of Spin, single work essay (p. 5-11)
- High Points of My Life with Dorothy Hewett, single work autobiography (p. 12-14)
- Dorothy Hewett : Twentieth-century Writer, single work obituary (p. 15-17)
- Fictional Characters Take Over : Conversations with Dorothy Hewett Shed Light on Her Dramatic Oeuvre, single work criticism (p. 18-21)
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From Paranoia to Celebration, the Shifting City and the Shifting Bush
The Shifting City and the Shifting Bush : From Paranoia to Celebration,
single work
criticism
Discusses literary representations of the City and the Bush, particularly in Dorothy Hewett's poetry.
- Winter in Sydneyi"The trees are sticks", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Country Idylli"A glittering girl went out one day", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- The Very Important Meeting, single work short story (p. 35-38)
- The Rape and Murder of Emma Harrison by George Archer in 1893 : Being the Last Record of Interview Prior to Execution, Based on Fact, single work short story (p. 39-42)
- To Understand th Language of Poetryi"love a line that goes nowhere", single work poetry (p. 43)
- I'm Learning Tai Chii"just", single work poetry (p. 43)
- & Zeni"to go inside mountain", single work poetry (p. 43)
- Late Lovei"my bachelor friend writes me", single work poetry (p. 43)
- Knox City : A Balladi"She kept me waiting out the front of Target.", single work poetry (p. 44)
- Dracula on the Monaroi"In humility, I should remember", single work poetry (p. 45)
- Fifty Dollarsi"She rings to say", single work poetry (p. 46)
- Our Facei"I leave peace for those", single work poetry (p. 47)
- Salute the New Prosperoi"whatever you do don't inhale the weapons.", single work poetry (p. 47)
- Naringal Landscapei"Silences you enter", single work poetry (p. 48)
- Diskspace / Your Hearti"Each different city", single work poetry (p. 49)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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An Idiosyncratic Archive : Overland 169 & the Wolstonecroft Years
2023
single work
essay
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 252 2023; (p. 14-24) 'The stumps under our floor are teeming and though not the cause it is nevertheless a cause for alarm, the weight o thousands of books we have partially shelved but also stacked in piles of varying consonance impossible to discard. Yet despite this number, it is the handful of books. missing through loans or misfortune, that haunt me. Though not uncommon for me particularly this hinges on an inheritance of familial experience, and I am predisposed to regard that which is missing as a great and gaping hole in which one aught never discern a silver lining, but rather a direct and literal loss, since our lives have been lived as much in the absence of things as in the presence of what has come to replace them.' (Introduction)
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When a Theme Just Gets in the Way
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 January 2003; (p. 7)
— Review of Overland no. 169 Summer 2002 periodical issue ; Meanjin vol. 61 no. 4 2002 periodical issue ; Heat no. 4 (New Series) 2002 periodical issue
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When a Theme Just Gets in the Way
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 January 2003; (p. 7)
— Review of Overland no. 169 Summer 2002 periodical issue ; Meanjin vol. 61 no. 4 2002 periodical issue ; Heat no. 4 (New Series) 2002 periodical issue -
An Idiosyncratic Archive : Overland 169 & the Wolstonecroft Years
2023
single work
essay
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 252 2023; (p. 14-24) 'The stumps under our floor are teeming and though not the cause it is nevertheless a cause for alarm, the weight o thousands of books we have partially shelved but also stacked in piles of varying consonance impossible to discard. Yet despite this number, it is the handful of books. missing through loans or misfortune, that haunt me. Though not uncommon for me particularly this hinges on an inheritance of familial experience, and I am predisposed to regard that which is missing as a great and gaping hole in which one aught never discern a silver lining, but rather a direct and literal loss, since our lives have been lived as much in the absence of things as in the presence of what has come to replace them.' (Introduction)
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