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Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Mother : An Anthology of Poetry and Prose
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Notes

  • At head of title: Westories.
  • This collection of poetry and prose is the result of writing and editing workshops run with the support of the Liverpool Migrant Resource Centre. Many of the authors had previously contributed to Carnival of Poets, the sale of which helped to fund this new anthology.
  • The project received funding from the NSW Writers' Centre.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:El Faro , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
On Being a Mother, Patricia Alarcon , single work prose (p. 9)
A Rosei"In the middle of the garden", Patricia Alarcon , single work poetry (p. 9)
One in a Million, Patricia Alarcon , single work prose autobiography (p. 10)
Heavenly Motheri"Your love is without end,", Patricia Alarcon , single work poetry (p. 10)
Mother Musici"So much talent born within you,", Patricia Alarcon , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
The Birdi"You are for sure the most beautiful mother on earth.", Patricia Alarcon , single work poetry (p. 11)
Dreaming Days, Patricia Alarcon , single work prose autobiography (p. 12)
La espigadora, Marisa Cano , extract novel (p. 13)
Why I Never Wrote You a Poemi"I wonder, Mother,", Marisa Cano , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Mother's Spiriti"Eat your bread, little girl, tonight,", Liliana Fernandez , single work poetry
A mother speaks to her daughter, telling her to not remember 'the long road where crosses stand' but to think of their love.
 (p. 16)
My White Wall, Liliana Fernandez , single work short story
The narrator remembers a period in her childhood when she was separated from her mother and lived with an aunt, uncle and cousins in a distant town. The white wall of her room became her 'secret shelter' (17).
 (p. 17-19)
The Miracle, Liliana Fernandez , single work short story myth/legend (p. 19-20)
Evitai"In the silence of the land of Argentina", Liliana Fernandez , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
The Captive, Liliana Fernandez , single work short story historical fiction (p. 21-22)
Liberationi"For many years I walked on a tight rope", Iris Moyano , single work poetry (p. 23)
Mother's Feet, Iris Moyano , single work short story (p. 24-25)
Letter to a Mother-to-Be, Iris Moyano , single work short story (p. 25-27)
Godmother (A Fairy-Tale Princess)i"She was very wealthy in material possessions", Iris Moyano , single work poetry (p. 27-29)
Maternal Instinct, Iris Moyano , single work short story (p. 29)
Solemnityi"Tall, majestic, with unfolding views", Iris Moyano , single work poetry (p. 30)
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