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Language single work   poetry   "Do you hear the sounds?"
Issue Details: First known date: 1999-2000... 1999-2000 Language
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Notes

  • Final line of the poem: your mother tongue
  • Author's note: Inspired by a statement by Ms Ann Weldon, chairperson of ATSIC Sydney Regional Council, at the launch of Marrickville 'Many Cultures One Community' (24/9/98), urging migrants to 'teach your languages to your children, your children's children, and to their children...'

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