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* Contents derived from the 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Editorial,
single work
column
(p. 7)Announces that Westerly is pushing ahead with plans for two issues a year from 2009 with support from the Western Australian Government's Department of Culture and the Arts and the R.I.C. Group, an educational publisher.
- A Shack in Five Partsi"it is an exercise in disjunction. if the parts fit seamlessly together it can no", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Losti"Unable to decide, we walked", single work poetry (p. 11)
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Islands of Yesterday : The Ecological Writing of Barbara York Main,
single work
criticism
(p. 12-26)Argues that Barbara York Main was one of the first scientific writers to understand and articulate the effects of place on human emotions.
- Red Shoes, single work short story historical fiction (p. 27-33)
- Blackberriesi"Childhood, the blue-black explosion", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Palm or Planei"It didn't matter where but it had to be", single work poetry (p. 35)
- In the Libraryi"In the library near closing time", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
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Writing Between Languages,
single work
autobiography
(p. 42-49)Discusses the adaptation process for a writer in a new country.
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The Year's Work in Fiction : 2007-2008,
single work
review
— Review of From : The Time We Have Taken 2007 extract novel ; Prime Cuts 2008 selected work short story ; The Best Australian Stories 2007 2007 anthology short story extract autobiography ; The Trout Opera 2007 single work novel ; Fear of Tennis 2007 single work novel ; The Complete Stories 2007 selected work short story ; Redfin 2007 selected work short story ; Rohypnol 2006 single work novel ; Breath 2008 single work novel ; The Last Sky 2008 single work novel ; Landscape of Farewell 2007 single work novel ; A History of the Beanbag : And Other Stories 2007 selected work short story ; Dead Birds 2007 single work novel ; Secrets of the Sea 2007 single work novel ; Other Country 2007 single work novel ; The Low Road 2007 single work novel ; Lilia's Secret 2007 single work novel ; (p. 50-58) - The Limits of My Language Are the Limits of My World. Wittgensteini"As bit players, the limits", single work poetry (p. 61-62)
- This New Centuryi"and you, you say, know nothing of this", single work poetry (p. 63-64)
- The Gig, single work short story (p. 65-71)
- Kate Dancingi"Kate dancing downstairs, her shoes", single work poetry (p. 72-73)
- Before the Heati"Down the garden, letting the dawn wind", single work poetry (p. 74)
- Cut Grassi"There is something sensual about newly cut grass", single work poetry (p. 75)
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Non-Fiction 2007-2008,
single work
review
— Review of The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer 1993 single work biography ; This Crazy Thing a Life : Australian Jewish Autobiography 2007 selected work criticism ; John Winston Howard 2007 single work biography ; Mudrooroo : A Likely Story : Identity and Belonging in Postcolonial Australia 2007 single work criticism ; A Matter of Conscience : Sir Ronald Wilson 2007 single work biography ; Contrary Rhetoric : Lectures on Landscape and Language 2008 selected work criticism essay ; Australian Literature : Postcolonialism, Racism, Transnationalism 2007 single work criticism ; Power Plays : Australian Theatre and the Public Agenda 2007 single work criticism ; Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story ; Conversations With The Mob 2008 anthology life story ; Make It Australian: The Australian Performing Group, the Pram Factory and New Wave Theatre 2008 single work criticism ; Stressing the Modern : Cultural Politics in Australian Women's Poetry 2007 selected work criticism ; (p. 76-92) -
A Noongar Voice, An Anomalous History,
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criticism
(p. 93-106)Argues that understandings of Aboriginal history are adversely affected because Aborigines are not the ones doing the recording and their voices are rarely heard.
- Continuousi"Did the clock radio say, Your time starts now?", single work poetry (p. 107)
- Polarityi"It is a matter", single work poetry (p. 108)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Four Literary Journals : An Overview
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Indigo , Spring no. 4 2009; (p. 137-140)
— Review of Heat no. 19 (New Series) 2009 periodical issue ; Island no. 116 Autumn 2009 periodical issue ; Meanjin vol. 68 no. 1 Autumn 2009 periodical issue ; Westerly vol. 53 no. November 2008 periodical issue -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 195 2009; (p. 61)
— Review of Westerly vol. 53 no. November 2008 periodical issue -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 310 2009; (p. 62)
— Review of Westerly vol. 53 no. November 2008 periodical issue
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 310 2009; (p. 62)
— Review of Westerly vol. 53 no. November 2008 periodical issue -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 195 2009; (p. 61)
— Review of Westerly vol. 53 no. November 2008 periodical issue -
Four Literary Journals : An Overview
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Indigo , Spring no. 4 2009; (p. 137-140)
— Review of Heat no. 19 (New Series) 2009 periodical issue ; Island no. 116 Autumn 2009 periodical issue ; Meanjin vol. 68 no. 1 Autumn 2009 periodical issue ; Westerly vol. 53 no. November 2008 periodical issue
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