Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Australian Contemporary Poetry : Dungutti & Narwan People
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Notes

  • Dedication: To the Quinlan Black Dungutti Sisters: Elva Taylor, Grace Kelly-Close, Dianne Roberts, Flossy Lonsdale, Patricia (Pat) Dixon, Joy Bandfield, Fay Hosken, Australia.

    They are great, independent and strong achievers in fields as diverse as Local Government (Pat Dixon), Black Community Health (Pat Dixon, Elva Taylor and Grace Kelly-Close) and Black Community Education (Dianne Roberts).

    To my friend Black Narwan Steve Widders Armidale NSW Australia.

    To my friend Tarragon Burgess Armidale NSW Australia

  • This work is divided into eight chapters:

    Chapter One

    1. Narwan Steve

    2. Dungutti Elva

    Chapter Two

    3. Call to the Narwan World

    4. Call to the Dungutti World

    Chapter Three

    5. NSW Dungutti Poetry: 2010

    6. An Old Elva's Poetry

    Chapter Four

    7. NSW Narwan Poetry: 2010

    8. Blind Steve's Poetry

    Chapter Five

    9. NSW Taylors Family Life: 1941-2010

    Chapter Six

    10. NSW Widders Family Life: 1917-2010

    Chapter Seven

    11. Black Mrs Taylor to Day

    12. Black Mr Widders to Day

    Chapter Eight

    13. At 69 Elva's Prophecy: 2030

    14. To Mr Friendly a Millionaire


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Contents

* Contents derived from the Armidale, Armidale area, New England, New South Wales,:The World Patrick White Intellectual Heritage , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Narwan Stevei"When I look at him, I see a man without skin", Matthew Ryuntyu , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Dungutti Elvai"When I met Elva, it was a love match, with a sense of great", Matthew Ryuntyu , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
An Old Elva's Poetryi"I am a Black Lady", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
My Languagei"My mother tongue", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 12)
I call it a Roadi"When I sit back", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
I am not Aboriginesi"I belong to", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Paini"Pain you learn to suffer with,", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Men's Friendshipi"can be good,", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 15)
Color of Skini"They looked at your color,", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Enemiesi"Well, I've got allot of them", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Liesi"Lies is something that can be a little white lie,", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 17)
Slaveryi"When I was Growing up we had to work,", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 18)
Hearti"Heart is caring,", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Racismi"Racism is something I", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 19-21)
Eyesi"I find people in dark glasses can't face me,", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Wari"When you look at the war", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Fightingi"It's a different type", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Deathi"Everyone goes throw", Elva Taylor , single work single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Lifei"You can have a busy life,", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 25)
Knowledgei"Knowledge is teaching", Elva Taylor , single work poetry (p. 25)

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