y separately published work icon FourW New Writing periodical issue  
Alternative title: Pearl
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... no. 30 2019 of FourW est. 1990 FourW New Writing
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'To mark the thirtieth issue of fourW we have given it the title Pearl, both because of the traditional anniversary jewel-signifier and as a notional literary link to the medieval allegory of the same name by the Gawain poet. While it may be drawing a long bow to claim that fourW thirty allegorises the relationship between humanity and the cosmos in a series of dream conversations, it seems to me that the  poetry, fiction and script we have selected do indeed articulate, play with and apostrophise the writer's ideas of self, society and relationships in ways that emblematise existence and what might be termed 'truth'. We hope you'll see it as a pearler!' (David Gilbey, Editorial introduction)

Notes

  •  Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.  

Contents

* Contents derived from the 2019 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Christmas Dayi"The crows are already picking at bin scraps", Karen Andrews , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Cowboy Who Could Not See the Colour Black, Vanessa Badham , single work (p. 5-10)
China Lovei"'one chopstick not much use without the other'", Claire Baker , single work poetry (p. 11-13)
Putting You through Now, Caller (1)i"'Five days to Lent -", Christopher Barnes , single work poetry (p. 14)
Putting You through Now, Caller (2)i"'Scarcely at home with friskiness'", Christopher Barnes , single work poetry (p. 14)
After the Surgeryi"In the morning", John Bartlett , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Snowi"Ten years into the long slow forgetting", Jenny Blackford , single work poetry (p. 17)
O Corpus Corpus Meum, Erwin Cabucos , single work short story (p. 18-24)
Radiationi"The oncologist shows off", Joan Cahill , single work poetry (p. 25)
A Party at the Retirement Villagei"for the 90th birthday of a veteran of a left-wing", John Carey , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Open Closeti"Don't tell your father", Sally Chik , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Two Imposters, Melissa Chipp , single work short story (p. 29-36)
Stolen Lifei"She wails", Marie Clear , single work poetry (p. 37)
In the Park, a Familyi"he is lying flat", Jennifer Compton , single work poetry (p. 38)
Walking Distance, Jennifer Compton , sequence poetry (p. 38-41)
In the Post Office, the Postmasteri"mr grumpy is taking the sun", Jennifer Compton , single work poetry (p. 39)
Reading the Pavementi"ITHAKA", Jennifer Compton , single work poetry (p. 40)
At the Wishing Welli"you and i and her", Jennifer Compton , single work poetry (p. 41)
Espingardai"I wonder whether Hemingway", Maurice Corlett , single work poetry (p. 42)
Equal Rights for Gay Whalesi"The navy-striped hatbands, the silly little ties", Hugh Crago , single work poetry (p. 43-45)

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