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The intention of The Rock and The Tree is to evoke the imagination of the reader to follow and share the Spiritual pathway of the Aboriginal psyche, through poetry, mythology, life experiences, political awareness and relationships between the Australian landscape and its people, as told from an Aboriginal perspective.
Notes
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The Rock and the Tree contains two short stories within the poetry anthology.
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Includes forword by Eugene Stockton and introduction by Patrick J. Corbett dated 1 January 1996.
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Dedication: To my Family, my strength and inspiration
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Homebush,
Auburn - Homebush area,
Sydney Inner West,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:St Pauls
, 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Rock and the Tree, single work prose dreaming story (p. 13-15)
- Rock Arti"Have you been to our museums", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Unawarenessi"The flowers in my garden,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Visitori"You're a visitor here, did you not know,", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Albert Namatjirai"When I was young in school days", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Deerubbini"do you know of old man river,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Inside Youi"Do you know about the beauty,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- An Aboriginal Placei"When I close my eyes, I'm there again,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Eternityi"A man with a message,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Alice Springsi"There are many places", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- An Aboriginal Heroi"Uncle Blue, he was an ANZAC,", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Dreamingi"Last night as I lay dreaming,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Writingi"There are times I sit and wonder", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Seeingi"As I sit here with my eyes closed", single work poetry (p. 31)
- The Dancersi"They gather in a circle,", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- Daddyi"I'm your father, I'm your father!", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- Indigenesi"Looking at the forest,", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Stories to Live By, single work short story Indigenous story (p. 37-39)
- Jacarandai"Jacaranda, jacaranda", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Great Meni"do you remember Whitlam?", single work poetry (p. 41)
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