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Issue Details: First known date: 2007... vol. 52 November 2007 of Westerly est. 1956 Westerly
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Shintaroi"Here he comes, the rubbing alcohol of mountain air", Anthony Lawrence , single work poetry (p. 108-109)
The Well Weathered Piano : A Study in Ruin, Ross Bolleter , single work autobiography
Ross Bolleter discusses his experiences in searching for and playing ruined pianos in outback locations throughout Australia, and the importation of these instruments by Australia's pioneers and settlers.
 (p. 110-120)
Melbourne Cupi"There's an unmade sand track", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 121-122)
The Escorial (for Philip II)i"The strict sharp lines and bare facades", Graeme Hetherington , single work poetry (p. 123)
Jehova's Witness, Benjamin Cornford , single work short story (p. 124-128)
Crack and Vanishi"Eventually, it resembles a tomato plant", George Toseki , single work poetry (p. 129)
No Sweat!i"When yesteryear's truisms are always", S. C. Harrex , single work poetry (p. 130)
Waiting for a Sign from Home : Fay Zwicky and Gerhard Marck's Der Rufer, George Raitt , single work criticism
Discusses 'ekphrasis', the verbal representation of visual representation in Fay Zwicky's poem, 'Der Rufer'.
 (p. 131-138)
Hear This, You Eldersi"Listen all who own this land", Alf Taylor , single work poetry (p. 139-140)
Colebrook Home and the Disappeared Past, Sue Hosking , single work essay
Susan Hosking discusses the demolition of Colebrook Home in South Australia, which housed indigenous children separated from their families. She argues that this may enable non-indigenous Australians to more easily forget, rather than remember, an embarrassing period of Australian history.
 (p. 141-154)
Blackbirdingi"Before dawn, little girls play with knives;", Andrew Slattery , single work poetry (p. 155-157)
Anthem to the Green Tree Frogi"Tonight you woke me", Susan Hawthorne , single work poetry (p. 158-159)
Westerly Non-Fiction Review 2006-2007, Peter Pierce , single work review
— Review of 'Flashing Eyes and Floating Hair' : A Reading of Gwen Harwood's Pseudonymous Poetry Cassandra Atherton , 2006 single work criticism ; The Higher Self in Christopher Brennan's 'Poems' : Esotericism, Romanticism, Symbolism Katherine Barnes , 2006 single work criticism ; Prince of the Church : Patrick Francis Moran, 1830-1911 Philip Ayres , 2007 single work biography ; Homing In : Essays on Australian Literature and Selfhood Bruce Bennett , 2006 selected work criticism essay autobiography ; Mind the Country : Tim Winton's Fiction Salhia Ben-Messahel , 2006 single work criticism ; My Father's Compass : A Memoir Howard Goldenberg , 2007 single work autobiography ; Darby : One Hundred Years of Life in a Changing Culture Liam Campbell , Darby Jampijinpa Ross , 2006 single work life story ; Prisoners of the Japanese : Literary Imagination and the Prisoner-of-War Experience Roger Bourke , 2006 single work criticism ; Translating Lives : Living with Two Languages and Cultures 2007 anthology autobiography ; The Sea Coast of Bohemia : Literary Life in Sydney's Roaring Twenties Peter Kirkpatrick , 1992 single work criticism ; The Forgotten Children : Fairbridge Farm School and Its Betrayal of Australia's Child Migrants David Hill , 2007 single work autobiography ; Well Done, Those Men : Memoirs of a Vietnam Veteran Barry Heard , 2005 single work autobiography ; David Malouf Don Randall , 2007 single work criticism ; A Story To Tell Laurel Nannup , 2006 single work autobiography ; The Best Australian Essays 2006 2006 anthology essay ; Sunrise West Jacob G. Rosenberg , 2007 single work autobiography ; A Revealed Life : Australian Writers and Their Journeys in Memoir 2007 anthology autobiography ; Another Country Nicolas Rothwell , 2007 selected work prose ; The Melancholy Dane : (A Portrait of the Poet as a Young Man) Edwin Wilson , 2006 single work autobiography ; (p. 160-171)
Rongotaii"The salt storm killed everything in my mother's garden.", Jennifer Compton , single work poetry (p. 172-173)
The Thought of an Autobiographical Poem Troubles and Eludes Mei"So I've been leaning against", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 174)
Rhizomatic Kinship in Kim Scott's Benang, Hilary Emmett , single work criticism
Hilary Emmett argues that Kim Scott's novel, Benang : From the Heart, is an example of 'rhizomatic' writing which transforms a dominant language (English) into one that challenges the original.
 (p. 175-183)
A Descendanti"I fancy I'm descended from the Picts", Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work poetry (p. 184-185)
Dante in Exilei"The heart, like a resting steed, is quiet", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 186)
The Year's Work in Fiction, Anthony J. Hassall , single work review
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2006 2006 anthology short story extract ; Love Without Hope Rodney Hall , 2007 single work novel ; India Vik Liz Gallois , 2006 selected work short story ; Glass Adriana Moya Ellis , 2006 selected work short story ; The Unknown Terrorist Richard Flanagan , 2006 single work novel ; The Unexpected Elements of Love Kate Legge , 2006 single work novel ; Nights in the Asylum Carol Lefevre , 2007 single work novel ; The American Brother Manfred Jurgensen , 2007 single work novel ; Sorry Gail Jones , 2007 single work novel ; Swallow the Air Tara June Winch , 2003 selected work short story ; The Gospel of Gods and Crocodiles Elizabeth Stead , 2007 single work novel ; Careless Deborah Robertson , 2006 single work novel ; Feather Man Rhyll McMaster , 2007 single work novel ; Carpentaria Alexis Wright , 2006 single work novel ; (p. 187-199)
Dirty Talki"You have to believe in what words can do", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 200)
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