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Notes
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With a foreword and two essays by Thiru Kandiah.
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Affiliation Notes
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Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains references to 'Asia'.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Nugegoda,
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Sri Lanka,c
South Asia,
South and East Asia,
Asia,:Sarasavi Publishers
, 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Foreword : Beyond Displacement : Prolegomena to the Study of Sunil Govinnage's 'Different' Poetry of the Diaspora, single work criticism (p. 19-29)
- The World Is Burning around Mei"The contentment I built in my silent mind is ruined", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Evening Before the Departurei"When old friends and relatives left", single work poetry (p. 37-40)
- The Mute Sea and My Heritagei"I came leaving my heritage", Lakshmi De Silva (translator) single work poetry (p. 41-42)
- Perth : The City of Lighti"Perth: the City of Light", single work poetry (p. 45)
- The Days Are Filled with Raini"The days are filled with rain", single work poetry (p. 46)
- Springi"The sun is a teenaged rebel!", single work poetry (p. 47)
- Four Seasons in Perth, sequence poetry (p. 47-49)
- Summeri"Summer has arrived", single work poetry (p. 48)
- Autumni"The roads I travel", single work poetry (p. 48)
- Winteri"My tears fall faintly", single work poetry (p. 48-49)
- Winter Is My Enemyi"Winter is approaching", single work poetry (p. 50)
- Another Winter Nighti"The winter winds crawl through", single work poetry (p. 51)
- Chittering Valley in Springi"Chittering Valley in spring:", single work poetry (p. 52)
- Summer in Perthi"Long hot summer days", single work poetry (p. 53)
- Early Morning by the Swan Riveri"The unborn sun", single work poetry (p. 54)
- A Summer Scenei"Hay Street is full of damsels", single work poetry (p. 55)
- Perth Weatheri"Midday today:", single work poetry (p. 56)
- Bronzed Kangaroos in Perthi"The bronze Kangaroos drink", single work poetry (p. 57)
- As the Summer Dusk Invadesi"As the summer dusk invades the day", single work poetry (p. 58-59)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'Home', Diaspora and Post-Coloniality in Sunil Govinnage’s Poetry : Nurturing the New-Found Home, Giving Back to the 'Lost' One
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Perth - My Village Down Under : A Collection of Australian Poetry 2011; (p. 201-289)
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'Home', Diaspora and Post-Coloniality in Sunil Govinnage’s Poetry : Nurturing the New-Found Home, Giving Back to the 'Lost' One
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Perth - My Village Down Under : A Collection of Australian Poetry 2011; (p. 201-289)
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