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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 (Un)belonging
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'Three flags fly above the Baptist church

ready for July Fourth. The sign proclaims

THIS SUNDAY: PATRIOTIC SERMON'

'The poems in (Un)belonging explore physical and psychological spaces, examining the consequences of a life lived on three continents, defined by separation from homelands and loved ones, shaped by departure and return, and the evolution and multiplication of identity. Throughout the collection, the setting continually moves from Australia to Ireland to the United States, making stops in England, Iceland, Greece, Italy, New Zealand and Slovakia. O’Reilly’s poetry engages with a range of concerns and obsessions, including identity, belonging, expatriation, immigration, exile, ancestry, landscape, alienation, homesickness, suburbia, fatherhood, nostalgia, death and grief … finding beauty, contentment and joy amidst an elusive quest for home.'

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: Recent Work Press , 2020 .
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      Extent: 90p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1st May 2020. 
      ISBN: 9780648685333

Works about this Work

Review of ‘(Un)Belonging’ by Nathanael O’Reilly Matthew Bulfer , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Editor's Desk - 2020 2020;

— Review of (Un)belonging Nathanael O'Reilly , 2020 selected work poetry
The Magical and Surreal : Colin Dardis Reviews ‘(Un)belonging’ by Nathanael O’Reilly Colin Dardis , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , September no. 29 2020;

— Review of (Un)belonging Nathanael O'Reilly , 2020 selected work poetry

'Who better to explore the notion of ‘home’ than a wanderer? Nathanael O’Reilly has travelled on five continents; he’s originally from Victoria, now settled in Texas, and in-between spent time in England, Ireland, Germany and the Ukraine. (Un)belonging is his sixth collection, and followers of his work might be familiar with particular themes of interest for O’Reilly, even based on the book titles alone: Preparations for Departure, Distance, and Symptoms of Homesickness. All puns intended, he is on familiar territory writing about unfamiliar territory.' (Introduction)

Yearning for a Time beyond Time Kendalyn Mckisick , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 33 no. 2 2019; (p. 443-445)

— Review of (Un)belonging Nathanael O'Reilly , 2020 selected work poetry
The Magical and Surreal : Colin Dardis Reviews ‘(Un)belonging’ by Nathanael O’Reilly Colin Dardis , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , September no. 29 2020;

— Review of (Un)belonging Nathanael O'Reilly , 2020 selected work poetry

'Who better to explore the notion of ‘home’ than a wanderer? Nathanael O’Reilly has travelled on five continents; he’s originally from Victoria, now settled in Texas, and in-between spent time in England, Ireland, Germany and the Ukraine. (Un)belonging is his sixth collection, and followers of his work might be familiar with particular themes of interest for O’Reilly, even based on the book titles alone: Preparations for Departure, Distance, and Symptoms of Homesickness. All puns intended, he is on familiar territory writing about unfamiliar territory.' (Introduction)

Yearning for a Time beyond Time Kendalyn Mckisick , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 33 no. 2 2019; (p. 443-445)

— Review of (Un)belonging Nathanael O'Reilly , 2020 selected work poetry
Review of ‘(Un)Belonging’ by Nathanael O’Reilly Matthew Bulfer , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Editor's Desk - 2020 2020;

— Review of (Un)belonging Nathanael O'Reilly , 2020 selected work poetry
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