Inside Black Australia - An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry

166 POEMS BY MORE THAN 43 ABORIGINAL POETS MAKE UP THE BOOK.

IT IS THE 'FIRST' ANTHOLOGY OF ABORIGINAL POETRY TO BE PUBLISHED.

Contents:

Do You Know What You're Saying by Debby Barben
Eight Beds, Eight Lockers by Debby Barben
Four White Walls by Debby Barben
To Look Yet Not Find by Debby Barben
Black People Cry by Steve Barney
Vision by Steve Barney
Childhood Revisited by Gerry Bostock
Night Marauders by Gerry Bostock
Uranium by Gerry Bostock
Voice From The Bust -- Through Me by Graham Brady
Spiritual Land by Elizabeth (20th Century-) Brown
You Got You Got To Be Told by Elizabeth (20th Century-) Brown
I Need Appreciation by Jim Carlson
The Black Rat by Iris Clayton
Kidnappers by Iris Clayton
The Last Link by Iris Clayton
River Bidgee by Iris Clayton
Boom Time by Stephen Clayton
The Good Old Days by Stephen Clayton
Redfern At Night by Stephen Clayton
Soul Music by Stephen Clayton
Sunshine Prisoner '470' by Stephen Clayton
The Shadow Of Life by Vicki Davey
Aboriginal Australia by Jack Davis
Aboriginal Reserve by Jack Davis
The First-born by Jack Davis
My Brother, My Sister by Jack Davis
Slum Dwelling by Jack Davis
Urban Aboriginal by Jack Davis
Aboriginal Achievement by Ernie Dingo
The Tracks And The Traces by Ernie Dingo
We Are Not by Ernie Dingo
The Last Fullblood by Frank Doolan
The Whiteman Is The Judge by Frank Doolan
Who Owns Darling Street? by Frank Doolan
Dirge For A Hidden Art by Mary Duroux
Lament For A Dialect by Mary Duroux
Ode To Salted Mutton Birds by Jim Everett
Old Co'es by Jim Everett
Rest Our Spiritual Dead by Jim Everett
The White Man Problem by Jim Everett
Ecology by Lionel Fogarty
The Worker Who, The Human Who, The Abo Who by Lionel Fogarty
Celebrators '88 by Kevin Gilbert
Gularwundul's Wish by Kevin Gilbert
Kiacatoo by Kevin Gilbert
Mum by Kevin Gilbert
The New True Anthem by Kevin Gilbert
Peace And The Desert by Kevin Gilbert
Same Old Problem by Kevin Gilbert
Taipan by Kevin Gilbert
Tree by Kevin Gilbert
Won't You Dad? by Kevin Gilbert
Got No Shame by Selwyn Hughes
Home On Palm by Selwyn Hughes
A Letter To My Mother by Eva Johnson
Remember? by Eva Johnson
Right To Be by Eva Johnson
Weevilly Porridge by Eva Johnson
Massacre Sandhill by Grandfather Koori
Never Blood So Red by Grandfather Koori
The Song In The Symbol by Grandfather Koori
The Season's Finished by Hyllus Maris
Spiritual Song Of The Aborigine by Hyllus Maris
Buddeglin Bey by Rex Marshall
Burrel Bullai by Rex Marshall
Little Brown Jacks Nyimbung by Rex Marshall
Child, Leave The Tape Recorder by Jennie Hargraves Nampijinpa
The Kangaroo by Pansy Rose Napaljarri
Two Women Sit In The Shade Away From The Hot Sun by Pansy Rose Napaljarri
The Horse by Valerie Patterson Napanangka
The Rain by Valerie Patterson Napanangka
The Water by Irene James Napurrurla
Two Mothers by Rhonda Samuel Napurrurla
Jacky Demonstrates For Land Rights by Mudrooroo Narogin
Jacky Hears The Century Cry by Mudrooroo Narogin
Jacky Sings His Song by Mudrooroo Narogin
Reincarnation by Mudrooroo Narogin
Song Circle Of Jacky by Mudrooroo Narogin
Streets by Mudrooroo Narogin
They Give Jacky Rights by Mudrooroo Narogin
Crowther -- Ours by Dyan Newson
Turnabouts by Dyan Newson
Colour Bar by Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Gooboora, The Silent Pool by Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Municipal Gum by Oodgeroo Noonuccal
The Past by Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Time Is Running Out by Oodgeroo Noonuccal
The Unhappy Race by Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Sorry by Julie Watson Nungarrayi
Are We The Same by Charmaine Papertalk-green
No One To Guide Us by Charmaine Papertalk-green
Pension Day by Charmaine Papertalk-green
Wanna Be White by Charmaine Papertalk-green
Dust Storm by Beryl Philip-carmichael
Mother by Beryl Philip-carmichael
My Dad by Beryl Philip-carmichael
Pemulwy -- A Visitation by Beryl Philip-carmichael
I Drink Your Love by Luke Roma
I Picture Your Face by Luke Roma

The 'developers' by W. Les Russel
God Gave Us Trees To Cut Down by W. Les Russell
Ngarnbarndtar by W. Les Russell
The Nuclear Winter by W. Les Russell
Red by W. Les Russell
Tali Karng: Twilight Snake by W. Les Russell
Cycle by Bobbi Sykes
Fallin' by Bobbi Sykes
Final Count by Bobbi Sykes
One Day by Bobbi Sykes
Prayer To The Spirit Of The New Year by Bobbi Sykes
Rachel by Bobbi Sykes
Requiem by Bobbi Sykes
Torn Apart by Pam Tjanara-williams
Mary's Plea by Daisy Utemorrah
Life Is Life by Robert Walker
Okay, Let's Be Honest by Robert Walker
Solitary Confinement by Robert Walker
Unreceived Messages by Robert Walker
Black Child by Maureen Watson
Female Of The Species by Maureen Watson
Memo To J.c. by Maureen Watson
Stepping Out by Maureen Watson
And Now We Watch You Crawl, You Crawl by Archie Weller
The Children Play Like Yukana by Archie Weller
From The Bottomless Waterhole by Archie Weller
Ho! Brother by Archie Weller
I Am Waetch by Archie Weller
Kinigar by Archie Weller
Midgiegooroo by Archie Weller
New Earth Mother by Archie Weller
Oh, Domjum! by Archie Weller
Once, When Walking Down The Wet Grey Streets by Archie Weller
Pinjarra Warrior, Where Were You That Day by Archie Weller
The Rain Comes Over The Hills by Archie Weller
Spilt Blood And Tears Like Rivers Flow by Archie Weller
These Coloured Lights by Archie Weller
To The Moore River Settlement We Now Go by Archie Weller
Willy-willy Man by Archie Weller
Wurarbuti by Archie Weller
Yesterday Old Nundah's Eldest Daughter's Son by Archie Weller
Distress Upon The Farm by Laury Wells
The Nomads by Laury Wells
Prelude by Laury Wells
The 'sorcerer' by Laury Wells
I Feel The Texture Of Her Complexion With Both Hand And... by Errol West
Misty Mountains Tell Me The Secrets You Hold, Of Men by Errol West
'please Mista Do'n Take Me Chilen, Please Mista Do'n' by Errol West
Sitting, Wondering, Do I Have A Place Here? by Errol West
There Is No One To Teach Me The Songs That Bring The Moon by Errol West
Memories Of Christmas by Joy Williams
Rachel by Joy Williams
Shadows by Joy Williams
Sometimes I Look At The Needle by Joy Williams
A Thousand Years Ago I Loved You by Joy Williams

Book Details

·       Paperback: 240 pages

·       Publisher: Penguin Books (January 1, 1988)

·       Language: English

·       ISBN-10: 0140111263

·       ISBN-13: 978-0140111262